Dependent is usually an adjective. It is often followed by the preposition ‘on’.
If someone is dependent on something or someone, they need them in order to succeed or be able to survive.
Just 26 per cent of households are married couples with dependent children.
The local economy is overwhelmingly dependent on oil and gas extraction.
In his own way, he was dependent on her.
If one thing is dependent on another, the first thing will be affected or determined by the second.
How we cope with new roles is largely dependent on previous experience.
The treatment of infertility is largely dependent on the ability of couples to pay.
In American English, dependent is used as a noun in the same meaning as ‘dependant’.
Dependant is always a noun, and is used in formal British English.
Your dependants are the people you support financially, such as your children.
The British Legion raises funds to help ex-service personnel and their dependants.
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