English-Finnish translations for dependent

• riippuvainen
  Maatalous on voimakkaasti riippuvainen EU:n tuista. Agriculture is heavily dependent on EU subsidies.
  Euroopan unioni on riippuvainen energian tuonnista. The European Union is dependent on energy imports.
  Sotilaallisella alueella Eurooppa on lisäksi erittäin riippuvainen Yhdysvalloista. In military terms European is very dependent on the US.

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