- dependent clause
- de,pendent `clause noun count LINGUISTICSa CLAUSE in a sentence that gives more information about the MAIN CLAUSE but cannot exist without it
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
dependent clause
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dependent clause — n. Gram. a clause that cannot function syntactically as a complete sentence by itself but has a nominal, adjectival, or adverbial function within a larger sentence; subordinate clause (Ex.: She will visit us if she can.): distinguished from… … Universalium
dependent clause — n. Gram. a clause that cannot function syntactically as a complete sentence by itself but has a nominal, adjectival, or adverbial function within a larger sentence; subordinate clause (Ex.: She will visit us if she can.): distinguished from… … English World dictionary
Dependent clause — In linguistics, a dependent clause (sometimes called a subordinate clause) is a clause that augments an independent clause with additional information, but which cannot stand alone as a sentence. Dependent clauses modify the independent clause of … Wikipedia
dependent clause — noun a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb • Syn: ↑subordinate clause • Hypernyms: ↑clause • Hyponyms: ↑restrictive clause,… … Useful english dictionary
dependent clause — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms dependent clause : singular dependent clause plural dependent clauses linguistics a clause in a sentence that gives more information about the main clause but cannot exist without it … English dictionary
dependent clause — de.pendent clause n a ↑clause in a sentence that gives information related to the main clause, but cannot exist alone … Dictionary of contemporary English
dependent clause — noun (C) a clause (2) in a sentence that gives information related to the main clause, but cannot exist alone … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dependent clause — noun A subordinate clause … Wiktionary
dependent clause — /dəˈpɛndənt klɔz/ (say duh penduhnt klawz) noun → subordinate clause …
clause — [klôz] n. [OFr < ML clausa, for L clausula, a closing (in legal use, section or clause) < clausus, pp. of claudere, to CLOSE2] 1. Gram. a group of words containing a subject and a finite verb, usually forming part of a compound or complex… … English World dictionary
