Relying upon; depending upon. / (statistics) Having a probability that is affected by the outcome of a separate event.

(US) One who relies on another for support / (grammar) An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements, modifiers and determiners.

The state of being dependent, of relying upon another. / An irresistible physical or psychological need, especially for a chemical substance.

A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative. / Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else: / A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power.

(programming) An agent that depends on another agent, the dependee; the subject of a dependency, a dependent (used in agent-oriented programming)

plural of dependency

simple past tense and past participle of depend

In a dependent manner.

plural of dependence

plural of dependent