dependently

/dɪˈpɛndəntli/ adv

In a dependent manner.

Word Origin Dependently comes from dependent, from Latin dependere 'to hang from.' The -ent makes it an adjective, -ly an adverb. So acting dependently means relying on someone, like hanging onto them. The root pendere 'to hang' also gives us suspend (hang under), pendulum (a hanging thing), and appendix (something hung on).

adv In a dependent manner.

The child clung dependently to her mother's leg in the crowded market.

(副词) 依赖地

在拥挤的市场里,孩子依赖地紧紧抱着母亲的腿。

(adverbio) dependientemente; con dependencia [De manera dependiente.]

La niña se aferraba a la pierna de su madre en el concurrido mercado.

(adverbe) de manière dépendante; en état de dépendance [D'une manière dépendante, en ayant besoin de l'aide ou du soutien d'autrui.]

L'enfant s'accrochait dependently à la jambe de sa mère dans le marché bondé.

(Adverb) abhängig [Auf abhängige Weise; so, dass jemand auf Unterstützung oder Hilfe angewiesen ist.]

Das Kind klammerte sich **dependently** an das Bein seiner Mutter im überfüllten Markt.

(副詞) 依存して、頼って。他者の助けや支援なしには自立できない様子で。

子供は混雑した市場で母親の足にべったりとすがりついた。

(advérbio) dependentemente; subordinadamente [De maneira dependente.]

A criança agarrou-se dependentemente à perna da mãe no mercado lotado.

Word parts: de + pend + ent + ly

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