self-dependent

self-de·pend·ent

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Definitions of self-dependent word

adjective self-dependent relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc. 1
adjective self-dependent conditioned or determined by something else; contingent: Our trip is dependent on the weather. 1
adjective self-dependent subordinate; subject: a dependent territory. 1
adjective self-dependent Grammar. not used in isolation; used only in connection with other forms. In I walked out when the bell rang, when the bell rang is a dependent clause. Compare independent (def 14), main1 (def 4). 1
adjective self-dependent hanging down; pendent. 1
adjective self-dependent Mathematics. (of a variable) having values determined by one or more independent variables. (of an equation) having solutions that are identical to those of another equation or to those of a set of equations. 1

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

First recorded in 1375-1425, dependent is from the late Middle English word dependaunt. See depend, -ent

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adjective

verb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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