Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with dependent in American Collocation
dependent
adjective
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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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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/dɪˈpendənt/
completely
completely
directly
entirely
solely
totally
utterly
wholly
Some 16 million are totally dependent on monthly government-distributed food rations.
very or mainly
critically
crucially
heavily
highly
largely
mainly
primarily
very
I am heavily dependent on lip-reading and cannot do this while taking notes simultaneously.
in a particular way
economically
emotionally
financially
psychologically
After exhausting his savings he became financially dependent on his mother.
partly
partially
partly
More than two thirds are entirely or partly dependent on benefits.
when two or more people or things are dependent on each other
mutually
Industry and academics have become mutually dependent on each other.