🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

依存している

Pronunciation / Transliteration: izon shite iru

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Dependent/dɪˈpɛndənt/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼は経済的に両親に依存している。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Contingent on or determined by something else.

    "The project is dependent on the availability of funding."
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who relies on another, especially for financial support.

    "As a dependent, she was eligible for health insurance under her parent's plan."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'dependent' originates from the Latin 'dependens', the present participle of 'dependere', meaning 'to hang from'. It entered Middle English through Old French in the late 14th century, evolving to describe a state of reliance or subordination.

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