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US
/dɪˈpɛndəbəɫ/
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[ UK /dɪpˈɛndəbəl/ ]
[ UK /dɪpˈɛndəbəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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consistent in performance or behavior
a steady-going family man
dependable in one's habits -
financially safe
a good investment
a secure investment -
worthy of reliance or trust
a dependable worker
a reliable source of information
a reliable source of information
a dependable worker -
worthy of being depended on
a reliable source of information
an honest working stiff
I would be true for there are those who trust me
a dependable worker
he was true to his word
a dependable worker
a reliable source of information
How To Use dependable In A Sentence
- Not difficult, admittedly, but he remains a solid and dependable presence at the back. The Sun
- Among an ever-improving crop of pivotmen, Duncan is still the most dependable and fundamentally sound.
- Not difficult, admittedly, but he remains a solid and dependable presence at the back. The Sun
- All too often the information they provide, and the supposed eyewitnesses they interview, are undependable.
- The dynamic attributes of the C-MAX are good, with dependable handling on twisty roads and the car holds its line on bumpy surfaces.
- The proven variable - area piston metering assembly provides accurate, dependable flow rate indication.
- Often translated as "impermanent," it's actually the negative of nicca, which means constant or dependable. All About Change by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
- A strong and dependable defender who finished the season on a high. Times, Sunday Times
- dependable in one's habits
- Somehow she'd heard through the undependable (as always!) grapevine that he wanted to date her, which was a crazy idea, considering how he'd never felt like dating her in all the many years in high school he'd known her.
