Also means
addicted
Usage Note
Dépendant can describe financial or emotional reliance (dépendant de ses parents) and also addiction (dépendant de l'alcool). The feminine form is dépendante. The noun dépendance (f) covers both dependency and, in architecture, an outbuilding or annexe.
Examples
"Il est encore financièrement dépendant de sa famille."
Natural Translation
He is still financially dependent on his family.

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