English-Thai Dictionary
dependent
A ที่ พึ่งพาอาศัย
dependent clause
N อนุประโยค ประโยค ย่อย subordinate clause ar-nu-par-yok
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
DEPENDENT
a. 1. Hanging down; as a dependent leaf.
The furs in the tails were dependent.
2. Subject to the power of; at the disposal of; not able to exist or sustain itself without the will or power of. Thus, we are dependent on God and his providence; and effect may be dependent on some unknown cause.
3. Relying on for support or favor; unable to subsist or to perform any thing, without the aid of.
Children are dependent on their parents for food and clothing. The pupil is dependent on his preceptor for instruction.
DEPENDENT
n.One who is at the disposal of another; one who is sustained by another, or who relies on another for support or favor; a retainer; as, the prince was followed by a numerous train of dependents.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
DEPENDENT
De *pend "ent, a. Etym: [L. dependens, -entis, p. pr. dependere. See Depend, and cf. Dependant. ]
1. Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf.
2. Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not able to exist, or sustain itself, or to perform anything, without the will, power, or aid of something else; not self-sustaining; contingent or conditioned; subordinate; -- often with on or upon; as, dependent on God; dependent upon friends. England, long dependent and degraded, was again a power of the first rank. Macaulay. Dependent covenant or contract (Law ), one not binding until some connecting stipulation is performed. -- Dependent variable (Math. ), a varying quantity whose changes are arbitrary, but are regarded as produced by changes in another variable, which is called the independent variable.
DEPENDENT
DEPENDENT De *pend "ent, n.
1. One who depends; one who is sustained by another, or who relies on another for support of favor; a hanger-on; a retainer; as, a numerous train of dependents. A host of dependents on the court, suborned to play their part as witnesses. Hallam.
2. That which depends; corollary; consequence. With all its circumstances and dependents. Prynne.
Note: See the Note under Dependant.
DEPENDENTLY
DEPENDENTLY De *pend "ent *ly, adv.
Defn: In a dependent manner.
New American Oxford Dictionary
dependent
de pend ent |diˈpendənt dəˈpɛndənt | ▶adjective 1 [ predic. ] (dependent on /upon ) contingent on or determined by: the various benefits will be dependent on length of service. 2 requiring someone or something for financial, emotional, or other support: an economy heavily dependent on oil exports | households with dependent children. • unable to do without: people dependent on drugs | [ in combination ] : welfare-dependent families. • Grammar (of a clause, phrase, or word ) subordinate to another clause, phrase, or word. ▶noun (Brit. also dependant ) a person who relies on another, esp. a family member, for financial support: a single man with no dependents. DERIVATIVES de pend ent ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English dependant ‘hanging down, ’ from Old French, present participle of dependre (see depend ). The spelling change in the 16th cent. was due to association with the Latin participial stem dependent-.
dependent variable
de pend ent var i a ble |dəˈpɛndənt | ▶noun Mathematics a variable (often denoted by y ) whose value depends on that of another.
Oxford Dictionary
dependent
de ¦pend |ent |dɪˈpɛnd (ə )nt | ▶adjective 1 (dependent on /upon ) contingent on or determined by: the various benefits will be dependent on length of service. 2 requiring someone or something for financial or other support: an economy heavily dependent on oil exports | households with dependent children. • unable to do without: people dependent on drugs. 3 Grammar (of a clause, phrase, or word ) subordinate to another clause, phrase, or word. ▶noun variant spelling of dependant. DERIVATIVES dependently adverb ORIGIN late Middle English dependant ‘hanging down ’, from Old French, present participle of dependre (see depend ). The spelling change in the 16th cent. was due to association with the Latin participial stem dependent-. usage: On the distinction between dependent and dependant, see usage at dependant .
dependent variable
de ¦pend |ent vari |able ▶noun Mathematics a variable (often denoted by y ) whose value depends on that of another. Also called response variable.
American Oxford Thesaurus
dependent
dependent adjective 1 your placement is dependent on her decision: conditional on, contingent on, based on; subject to, determined by, influenced by. 2 the army is dependent on volunteers: reliant on, relying on, counting on; sustained by. 3 she is dependent on drugs: addicted to, reliant on; informal hooked on. 4 he is ill and dependent: reliant, needy; helpless, weak, infirm, invalid, incapable; debilitated, disabled. ▶noun providing for his dependents: child, minor; ward, charge, protégé; relative; (dependents ) offspring, progeny.
Oxford Thesaurus
dependent
dependent adjective 1 your placement will be dependent on the decision of a third party: conditional on, contingent on, based on, depending on, resting on, hanging on, hingeing on; subject to, determined by, controlled by, influenced by, swayed by, resultant from. 2 the army was still dependent on voluntary enlistment: reliant on, relying on, counting on, leaning on; supported by, sustained by. 3 these people are dependent on drugs: addicted to, reliant on, over-reliant on, fixated on; given to using, given to abusing; informal hooked on. 4 it's hard caring for someone who is ill and dependent: reliant, needy; helpless, weak, feeble, incapable, debilitated; defenceless, vulnerable; 5 the island is a United Kingdom dependent territory: subsidiary, subject, subservient; satellite, ancillary; puppet; historical tributary. ANTONYMS independent.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
dependent
de pend ent /dɪpénd (ə )nt /→depend 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 【人 物に /必要なものを 】頼っている , 依存している, 扶養されている (reliant ) «on , upon /for » (↔independent )▸ Mary is totally dependent on her mother for her living .メリーは生計を母親に全面的に依存している ▸ dependent children under 18 18歳未満の被扶養者 2 比較なし ｟かたく ｠〖be ～ on [upon ] A 〗A 〈人 物 事 〉次第である , Aによって決まる ▸ The fee is dependent on one's income .参加費用は収入によって異なる (≒The fee depends on ….)3 【薬物などに 】依存している, 中毒の «on, upon » ▸ Jim is alcohol dependent .ジムはアルコール中毒である 4 従属 [隷属 ]している .5 〘文法 〙従属 (の )〈節 句など 〉.6 たれ下がっている .名詞 ｟主に米 ｠(主に子供の )扶養家族 ; 家来, 従者 (｟英 ｠dependant ).～̀ cl á use 〘文法 〙従属節 (subordinate clause ).～̀ v á riable 〘数 〙従属変数 .～ly 副詞 ほかに頼って ; 従属的に .
The Wordsmith Dictionary