Relying upon; depending upon. / (statistics) Having a probability that is affected by the outcome of a separate event.

In a dependable manner.

In a dependent manner.

plural of dependability

The characteristic of being dependable; the ability to be depended upon.

(Britain) A person who depends on another for support, particularly financial support (= US dependent).

(programming) An agent that depends on another agent, the dependee; the subject of a dependency, a dependent (used in agent-oriented programming)

simple past tense and past participle of depend

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depend

plural of dependency