It is a big word, but it means "dependent on others for some needs".
View moreYou are dependent on someone else for those things.
View moreAnd unless you live on a farm, you are dependent on others for all kinds of food.
View moreIf you live in the African desert and you want to eat rice, you are dependent on other people to grow that rice and sell it to you.
View morePeafowl do not enjoy living alone, and tend to stay within small groups as they are highly sociable and dependent birds.
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