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    dependent

    US /dɪˈpɛndənt/

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    UK /dɪˈpendənt/

    A2TOEIC
    adj.AdjectiveSomeone who relies on (financial) support
    He is a dependent child, he needs to be with his mother
    n. (c.)Countable NounA person who relies on someone else for financial support.
    He claimed his children as dependents on his tax return.
    adj.AdjectiveConditional; contingent
    The project's success is dependent on securing funding

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    How Words Can Harm: Crash Course Philosophy #28

    10:46How Words Can Harm: Crash Course Philosophy #28
    • Think about the characteristics of your average baby: helpless, dependent, relying on others to care for them, to make decisions for them.

      Think about the characteristics of your average baby: helpless, dependent, relying on others to care for them, to make decisions for them.

    • In other words, she starts to see herself as powerless and dependent, as someone who relies on others, particularly the men who call her that, to take care of her.

      In other words, she starts to see herself as powerless and dependent, as someone who relies on others, particularly the men who call her that, to take care of her.

    B1

    Evolution Can't Explain Your Grandma

    09:31Evolution Can't Explain Your Grandma
    • Grandmothers can take on some of the burden of acquiring food for nursing mothers or dependent children, or provide care for those children while mothers are out foraging.

      Grandmothers can take on some of the burden of acquiring food for nursing mothers or dependent children, or provide care for those children while mothers are out foraging.

    • for nursing mothers or dependent children,

      for nursing mothers or dependent children,

    B2

    Should You Wipe Off Your Sweat?

    03:42Should You Wipe Off Your Sweat?
    • Obviously, evaporation is also super condition-dependent: if it's hotter or windier or drier, then the power of evaporative cooling increases substantially, while if it's cooler or more humid then evaporation is less effective. 

      Obviously, evaporation is also super condition-dependent: if it's hotter or windier or drier, then the power of evaporative cooling increases substantially, while if it's cooler or more humid then evaporation is less effective. 

    • condition-dependent: if it's hotter or windier  or drier, then the power of evaporative cooling  

      condition-dependent: if it's hotter or windier  or drier, then the power of evaporative cooling  

    B1

    Maximize Productivity With These Time Management Tools | Dr. Cal Newport & Dr. Andrew Huberman

    09:03Maximize Productivity With These Time Management Tools | Dr. Cal Newport & Dr. Andrew Huberman
    • Try not to be dependent on any particular day being critical to what you do.

      Try not to be dependent on any particular day being critical to what you do.

    • Try not to be dependent on any particular day being critical to what you do.

      Try not to be dependent on any particular day being critical to what you do.

    A2

    What Is Time? (better audio) Determinism, Quantum Physics, Consciousness, Free Will, Causality...

    31:18What Is Time? (better audio) Determinism, Quantum Physics, Consciousness, Free Will, Causality...
    • was shattered, and time was understood as being completely dependent on the observer.

      was shattered, and time was understood as being completely dependent on the observer.

    • was shattered, and time was understood as being completely dependent on the observer.

      was shattered, and time was understood as being completely dependent on the observer.

    B1

    The global food crisis, explained

    11:34The global food crisis, explained
    • ...for a world that remains too dependent on too few countries for its food

      ...for a world that remains too dependent on too few countries for its food

    B1

    How Gucci Fell From High Fashion to Discount Rack

    07:28How Gucci Fell From High Fashion to Discount Rack
    • Kering is very dependent on Gucci.

      Kering is very dependent on Gucci.

    • The fact that LVMH is less dependent on one single brand provides more stability.

      The fact that LVMH is less dependent on one single brand provides more stability.

    B1

    Microchip shortage is slowing down the global economy | DW News

    05:09Microchip shortage is slowing down the global economy | DW News
    • And that future is dependent on access to chips.

      And that future is dependent on access to chips.

    • And the EU doesn't want to be dependent on Asia or the US for access to semiconductors because we've seen how that technology can be used as a pawn in some of these geopolitical conflicts like we've seen between the US and China in the past few years.

      And the EU doesn't want to be dependent on Asia or the US for access to semiconductors because we've seen how that technology can be used as a pawn in some of these geopolitical conflicts like we've seen between the US and China in the past few years.

    B1

    What Happens When You Quit Salt?

    06:26What Happens When You Quit Salt?
    • The DASH sodium trial, one of the biggest trials looking at blood pressure and diet, showed that high sodium increased bloating in a dose-dependent manner, regardless of the type of diet.

      The DASH sodium trial, one of the biggest trials looking at blood pressure and diet, showed that high sodium increased bloating in a dose-dependent manner, regardless of the type of diet.

    • The DASH sodium trial, one of the biggest trials looking at blood pressure and diet, showed that high sodium increased bloating in a dose-dependent manner, regardless of the type of diet.

      The DASH sodium trial, one of the biggest trials looking at blood pressure and diet, showed that high sodium increased bloating in a dose-dependent manner, regardless of the type of diet.

    B1

    How Marijuana Completely Changes Your Sleep

    08:07How Marijuana Completely Changes Your Sleep
    • But scientists have found that this is all very dose dependent.

      But scientists have found that this is all very dose dependent.

    • But scientists have found that this is all very dose-dependent.

      But scientists have found that this is all very dose-dependent.

    B2