dependable

de·pend·a·ble

 (dĭ-pĕn′də-bəl)

adj.

Trustworthy. See Synonyms at reliable.

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de·pend′a·bil′i·ty, de·pend′a·ble·ness n.

de·pend′a·bly adv.

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dependable

(dɪˈpɛndəbəl)

adj

able to be depended on; reliable; trustworthy

deˌpendaˈbility, deˈpendableness n

deˈpendably adv

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de•pend•a•ble

(dɪˈpɛn də bəl)

adj.

capable of being depended on; worthy of trust; reliable: a dependable employee.

[1725–35]

de•pend`a•bil′i•ty, de•pend′a•ble•ness, n.

de•pend′a•bly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	dependable - worthy of reliance or trust; "a reliable source of information"; "a dependable worker" reliable trustworthy, trusty - worthy of trust or belief; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion" undependable, unreliable - not worthy of reliance or trust; "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant"
	2.	dependable - worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable sourcSFLe of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me" reliable, honest, true trustworthy, trusty - worthy of trust or belief; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion"
	3.	dependable - consistent in performance or behavior; "dependable in one's habits"; "a steady-going family man" rock-steady, steady-going steady - not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer"
	4.	dependable - financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment" safe, secure, good sound - financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy"

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dependable

adjective reliable, sure, responsible, steady, faithful, staunch, reputable, trustworthy, trusty, unfailing He was a good friend and a dependable companion.
unstable, irresponsible, unreliable, untrustworthy, undependable

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dependable

adjective

Capable of being depended upon:

reliable, responsible, solid, sound, trustworthy, trusty.

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Translations

يُعْتَمَد عَلَيْه، جَدير بالثِّقَه

spolehlivý

enman kan stole påpålidelig

verlässlich

digne desûr

áreiîanlegur

affidabilefidato

driftssikker

ответственный

güvenilir

可靠的

dependable

[dɪˈpendəbl] ADJ [person] → serio, formal, cumplidor; [machine] → fiable

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

dependable

[dɪˈpɛndəb^əl] adj [person, thing] → fiable

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

dependable

adj → zuverlässig, verlässlich

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

dependable

[dɪˈpɛndəbl] adj (person) → fidato/a, serio/a; (machine, car) → affidabile

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

depend

(diˈpend) verb

(with on).

1. to rely on. You can't depend on his arriving on time. staatmaak op يَثِق ،يتَّكِل عَلى، يَعْتَمِد разчитам на contar spolehnout se sich verlassen auf være afhængig af βασίζομαι contar con, fiarse de lootma اطمینان کردن به؛ روی کسی حساب کردن luottaa se fierà לִסמוֹך עַל- भरोसा रखना pouzdati se u (meg)bízik vkiben, vmiben bergantung pada reiða sig á, treysta contare su 当てにする 신뢰하다 pasikliauti paļauties bergantung vertrouwen opstole på, regne medpolegać متكى كېدل: مربوطېدل هيله درلوډل: باور درلودل contar a se baza pe рассчитывать spoľahnúť sa zanašati se osloniti se lita på, räkna med ไว้วางใจ güvenmek 依靠 покладатися منحصر ہونا tin tưởng 依靠

2. to rely on receiving necessary (financial) support from. The school depends for its survival on money from the Church. afhanklik wees van, reken op يَعْتَمِد разчитам на depender de být závislý abhängen von være afhængig af στηρίζομαιdepender de (millestki) sõltuma متکی بودن به turvautua dépendre de לִהיוֹת תָּלוּי בְּ- आश्रित होना biti ovisan számít vkire, vmire menggantungkan vera uppá (e-n) kominn, vera háður dipendere da 頼る 의존하다 priklausyti būt atkarīgam berharap afhangen vanavhenge av, være avhengig av być zależnym متكى كېدل depender de a depinde de находиться на иждивении byť závislý biti odvisen zavisiti vara beroende av พึ่งพา bağımlı olmak, muhtaç olmak 依賴 розраховувати مالی طور پر محتاج ہونا tùy thuộc 依赖

3. (of a future happening etc) to be decided by. Our success depends on everyone working hard. dit hang daarvan af يَعْتَمِد завися от depender záviset abhängen von være afhængig af; være betinget af εξαρτώμαιdepender de olenema منوط بودن به؛ بستگی داشتن به riippua dépendre deתלוי निर्भर zavisiti függ vmitől ditentukan ráðast af dipendere da しだいである 달려있다 priklausyti būt atkarīgam bergantung afhangen vanavhenge av, være avhengig avzależeć مربوطېدل depender a fi condiţionat de зависеть závisieť biti odvisen zavisiti komma an på, hänga på ขึ้นอยู่กับ ...-e bağlı olmak 依...而定，取決於 залежати موقوف ہونا phụ thuộc vào 依...而定，取决于

deˈpendable adjective

(negative undependable) trustworthy or reliable. I know he'll remember to get the wine – he's very dependable. betroubaar يُعْتَمَد عَلَيْه، جَدير بالثِّقَه сигурен confiável spolehlivý verläßlich pålidelig; en, man kan stole på αξιόπιστος, φερέγγυοςfiable, digno de confianza usaldusväärne قابل اطمینان؛ قابل اعتماد luotettava digne de confianceאמין विश्वसनीय pouzdan megbízható andal áreiðanlegur affidabile 信頼できる 믿음직한, 신뢰할만한 patikimas tāds, uz kuru var paļauties boleh diharap betrouwbaarpålitelig, driftssikkerniezawodny د اعتماد وړ digno de confiança demn de încredere надёжный spoľahlivý zanesljiv pouzdan pålitlig เชื่อถือได้ güvenilir 可靠的 надійний; такий, на якого можна покластися قابل اعتماد đáng tin cậy 可靠的

deˈpendant noun

a person who is kept or supported by another. He has five dependants to support – a wife and four children. afhanklike, ondergeskikte مُعْتَمِد، تابِع зависим dependente rodinný příslušník, závislá osoba der /die Angehörige person, som man forsørger προστατευόμενος persona a su cargo ülalpeetav آدم وابسته؛ تحت تکلف huollettava personne à chargeנתמך निर्भर ovisan čovjek eltartott tanggungan skjólstæðingur; sá sem er á framfæri annars persona a carico 扶養家族 부양자 išlaikytinis apgādājamais tanggungan afhankelijke person som en forsørger osoba na utrzymaniu متكى، هيله ناك: باورى، تكيه: هيله: باور: هغه څوك چه اعاشه يې په بل پورې اړه لرى dependente persoană întreţinută de cineva иждивенец rodinný príslušník oskrbovanec štićenik person som försörjs av annan ผู้อยู่ภายใต้การอุปถัมภ์ bakmakla yükümlü olunan kimse 受扶養者 утриманець دست نگر người sống dựa 受赡养者

deˈpendent adjective

1. relying on (someone etc) for (financial) support. He is totally dependent on his parents. afhanklik van مُعْتَمِد، تابِع зависим dependente odkázaný, závislý abhängig afhængig εξαρτώμενοςdependiente (materiaalselt) sõltuv وابسته؛ متکی به riippuvainen à chargeנתמך निर्भर ovisan, upućen na vkitől függő menggantungkan diri háður dipendente, a carico 頼っている 의존하는 priklausomas atkarīgs bergantung afhankelijkavhengigzależny تر لاس لاندې، هيله ناك، متكى dependente întreţinut de находящийся на иждивении odkázaný odvisen zavistan beroende พึ่งพา bağımlı, bağlı 依賴的 той, що живе на утриманні مالی طور پر محتاج ہونا dựa vào 依赖的

2. (of a future happening etc) to be decided by. Whether we go or not is dependent on whether we have enough money. afhangende van مُعْتَمِد عَلى зависим dependente závislý abhängig være afhængig af; være betinget af; komme an på που εξαρτάται από dependiente olenev وابسته به؛ در گرو riippuvainen dépendantתלוי निर्भर ovisan, upućen na vmitől függő tergantung ráðast af dipendente しだいである 달려있는 priklausomas atkarīgs bergantung afhankelijkvære avhengig av, komme an påzależny په يو شى پورى اړ يا تړلى dependente condiţionat обусловленный závislý odvisen zavistan od beroende ขึ้นอยู่กับ ...-e bağlı 由...來決定的 залежний منحصر کرنا phụ thuộc 由...来决定的

it/that depends, it all depends

what happens, is decided etc, will be affected by something else. I don't know if I'll go to the party – it all depends. afhangende van ذلك يَعْتَمِد على، مُتَعَلِّق ب зависи depende podle okolností, přijde na to es kommt darauf an komme an på så meget εξαρτάται eso depende oleneb asjaoludest بستگی دارد riippuu asianhaaroista cela dépend זֶה תָּלוּי בְּ- निर्भर ovisi attól függ tergantung keadaan fara eftir ÿmsu dipende 状況しだい (~에) 달려있다 pamatysim, tai nuo daug ko priklauso atkarībā no apstākļiem bergantung het hangt ervan af det kommer an på to zależy بستګی لرل depende depinde увидим podľa okolností odvisno je zavisi det beror på แล้วแต่ belli olmaz 視情況而定 побачимо منحصر ہونا để xem sau 视情况而定

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to look after one's dependants (not dependents).
to be dependent (not dependant) on one's parents.

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