Depend, Dependence, Independence, Interdependence, Codependence
depend on (verb) - 1. need, 2. determined by
dependent (adjective) - needing outside help and support
a dependent (noun) - family member or other person you support
dependence (noun) - need in order to survive
dependable (adjective) - reliable (know that they'll do what needs to be done when it needs to be done)
dependency - deep and extreme dependence
independent (adjective) - (roughly) not dependent
independence (noun)
interdependence (noun) - when a group of people all depend on each other
interdependent (adjective)
codependence, codependency, codependent (noun) - excessive caring for an addict, caring for people whose dependence is an illness (See Wikipedia)
depend on
dependent on
dependent upon
to some extent depends on
partly depends on
not entirely dependable
find him dependable
totally dependable
reduce dependence
remain dependent
become dependent
heavily dependent on
increasingly dependent on
growing dependence on
emotional dependence on
physical dependence on
psychological dependence on
alcoholic dependence
drug dependence
economically dependent on
entirely dependent on
depend less on
depend more on
depend more or less on
depend principally upon
depend solely on
socioeconomic dependence
dependent for handouts on
dependent on the state
dependent on your mother
dependence on males
dependence on females
overly dependent
severe dependence on
dependence on foreign oil
excessive dependence
reducing dependence on
continuing dependence on
may well depend on
depend on whether
depend utterly and irretrievably on
dependence multiplies vulnerability
reduce dependence on
steps to reduce dependence on
depend on foreign aid
depend so much on
might well depend on
depend on the whims of
debt dependence
Example sentences:
* Flying billboard deaths make us realise we depend so much on nature.
* The small country is heavily dependent on oil imports.
* Which restaurant we choose will depend on how hungry you are.
* The NGO was helping women overcome their traditional socioeconomic dependence on males in the society.
* Dependence on computers is a state of affairs hard to avoid nowadays.
* They severed their dependence on Moscow and developed their own modern market economies.
* I depend on you for everything.
* Don't depend on it!
* They are dependent on the state for handouts.
* Western dependence on foreign oil reserves has made it vulnerable.
* The dependence was hard to break.
* The country's debt dependence grew steadily.
* If all your boyfriends have been junkies then you might be codependent, by definition.
* Ethanol is being promoted to lessen the country's dependence on imported foreign oil.
* The publishing industry can no longer depend as heavily as it has on print advertising revenue.
* "To get pregnant I need to depend on him," she reflected perhaps incorrectly.
* Completing the project on time will depend on the cooperation of all the staff.
* Our continued existence may well depend on whether she can close this deal.
* The dangers of codependency was the hidden message that made the film into a Hollywood blockbuster with a cult following.
* "Codependent no more!" he cried with a shrill voice.
* I suppose layoffs will depend on production levels next month.
* Our continued operation depends largely on state subsidies.
* After retirement they traditionally depended on their children for food, clothes, and shelter.
* "The exchange rate might well depend on the whims of foreign markets," he speculated.
* He was upbraided for not taking the necessary steps to reduce our dependence on their very expensive consulting services.
* The modern telephone system has come to depend utterly and irretrievably on software.
* Out new dependence on information technologies multiplies our vulnerability.
* That country depends on foreign aid to fund its development projects and has compromised its sovereignty as a result.
* Will they be able to maintain their high growth rates which depend so much on high foreign market penetration.
