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(1):

(a.) Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf.

(2):

(a.) 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.

(3):

(n.) 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.

(4):

(n.) That which depends; corollary; consequence.