Meaning : A person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support).
Synonyms : dependant
Meaning : Relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed.
Example :
Dependent children.
Dependent on moisture.
Free from external control and constraint.
An independent mind.Meaning : (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence.
Example :
A subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence.
Synonyms : subordinate
(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence.
The main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb.Meaning : Being under the power or sovereignty of another or others.
Example :
Subject peoples.
A dependent prince.
Synonyms : subject
Meaning : Addicted to a drug.
Synonyms : dependant, drug-addicted, hooked, strung-out