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dependable

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de·pend·a·ble  (d-pnd-bl)
adj.
Trustworthy. See Synonyms at reliable.

de·penda·bili·ty, de·penda·ble·ness n.
de·penda·bly adv.

dependable [dɪˈpɛndəbəl]
adj
able to be depended on; reliable; trustworthy
dependability , dependableness n
dependably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.dependable - worthy of reliance or trust; "a reliable source of information"; "a dependable worker"
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.dependabledependable - 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"
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"
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"
sound - financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy"

dependable
Translations
dependable [dɪˈpendəbl] ADJ [person] → serio, formal, cumplidor; [machine] → fiable
dependable [dɪˈpɛndəbəl] adj [person, thing] → fiable
dependable
dependable [dɪˈpɛndəbl] adj (person) → fidato/a, serio/a; (machine, car) → affidabile
dependable [dɪˈpɛndəbl] adj (person) → fidato/a, serio/a; (machine, car) → affidabile


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Hannah showed the result of this attitude somewhat, being a trifle careworn in face and sharp in manner; but she was a self-contained, well-behaved, dependable child, and that is the reason her aunts had invited her to Riverboro to be a member of their family and participate in all the advantages of their loftier position in the world.
Beth is the best of little creeters, and a sight of help to me, bein so forehanded and dependable.
If it had not been for the problem of keeping dependable hired hands and the sight of the mine-tipple, which, towering on the adjoining farm, reminded her more and more constantly of Bill, she would not even have considered the offer of Gordon Hamilton, one of Fallon's leading business men, to buy her whole section.
 
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