English-Estonian translations for dependent

• sõltuv
  Hetkel on Euroopa sõltuv Ameerika GPSi süsteemist. At present, Europe is dependent on the GPS system, which is American.
  kirjalikult. - (PT) Euroopa on imporditavast energiast väga sõltuv. Europe is highly dependent on imported energy.
  Cecilia Malmström on palju kordi kuulutanud, et Euroopa on väidetavalt Põhja-Aafrika immigratsioonist sõltuv. Mrs Malmström has declared many times that Europe is allegedly dependent on immigration from North Africa.
• ülalpeetav
  Lisaks hoolitsevad igas vanuses naised sageli laste ja eakamate ülalpeetavate eest. Moreover, women of all ages often care for young and elderly dependents.
  Kas me peaksime kartma tasakaalu puudumist tööealise elanikkonna ja ülalpeetavate arvu vahel? Should we fear an imbalance between the working population and those who are dependent?
  Oleme alustanud sotsiaalpoliitika rakendamist, luues õiguse kanda hoolt puuetega ja ülalpeetavate inimeste eest. We have started to implement a social policy by establishing the right to care for those who are disabled and dependent.

Definition of dependent

• Relying upon; depending upon
• Having a probability that is affected by the outcome of a separate event
• Used in questions, negative sentences and after certain particles and prepositions
• Hanging down
• One who relies on another for support
• An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements, modifiers and determiners

Examples

• At that point I was dependent on financial aid for my tuition
• a dependent bough or leaf
• With two children and an ailing mother, she had three dependents in all.

Related words

• independent
• independently
• interdependent
• dependently
• independentize
• Independentism
• independentist
• independentism
• weather-dependent