Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with dependence in American Collocation
dependence
noun
uncountable
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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/dɪˈpendəns/
complete
absolute
complete
total
utter
Our total dependence on fossil fuels is like a chemical addiction.
great
heavy
strong
With so much of the land unsuitable for crops, there is a particularly heavy dependence on livestock.
too great
excessive
unhealthy
Similar problems can be caused by excessive dependence on convenience foods.
increasing
growing
increasing
The role of the librarian is changing because of the growing dependence on online resources.
when two or more people or things are dependent on each other
mutual
The study stresses the mutual dependence of family members.
types of dependence
economic
emotional
financial
physical
psychological
They aimed to reduce local government’s financial dependence on central government.
on a particular substance or object
car
energy
oil
Society’s ever-increasing car dependence discriminates against those who do not have cars.
on drugs or a particular drug
alcohol
cocaine
drug
heroin
nicotine
tobacco
Alcohol dependence leads to potentially fatal physical illness.