Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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dependence | Yes | No | No | No |
dependent | Yes | Yes | No | No |
dependence (noun) | dependent (noun) |
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the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else | a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support) |
being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) |
dependence (adjective) | dependent (adjective) |
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relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed | |
(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence | |
addicted to a drug | |
contingent on something else | |
being under the power or sovereignty of another or others | |
held from above and hanging down |