fully dependent

Frequency: 7.010.2 per million words

To be completely reliant on something, especially common in American English.

dependentADVERB + dependent

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Examples (10)

  • As a newborn, the baby is fully dependent on its mother for nourishment.
  • The small island nation is fully dependent on tourism for its income.
  • After losing his job, he became fully dependent on his savings.
  • The success of the project is fully dependent on securing the necessary funding.
  • Our modern society has become fully dependent on a stable power grid.
  • If the main water source dries up, the village will be fully dependent on trucked-in water.
  • He was in a state where he felt fully dependent on his partner's approval.
  • The crop's survival is fully dependent on receiving adequate rainfall this month.
  • The final decision is fully dependent upon the results of the lab tests.
  • The entire logistics network is fully dependent on the central computer system functioning correctly.