dependent

needing the help of someone else or something else to survive, exist, or be successful

dependiente, que necesita ayuda

• be dependent on somebody/something

Collocations dependent on someone's support · dependent on a computer system

• She is completely dependent on her parents.

  Ella está completamente dependiente de sus padres.

receiving money or support from someone else, especially the government, to live on

beneficiario, que recibe ayuda financiera

• be dependent on somebody/something

Collocations dependent on social security benefits · dependent on a welfare program

• He is financially dependent on his wife.

  Él es financieramente dependiente de su esposa.

someone who legally needs the care and support of another person, especially a parent or guardian

menor de edad, que necesita cuidado legal

• be dependent on somebody

Collocations dependent child · dependent adult

• The court ruled that the teenager was a legal dependent.

  El tribunal dictaminó que el adolescente era un dependiente legal.

in grammar, describing words or phrases that are used with verbs to show the relationship between different parts of a sentence

dependiente (gramatical)

• be dependent on something

Collocations dependent clause · dependent preposition

• The sentence contains a grammatical dependent.

  La oración contiene un dependiente gramatical.