dependable

English

Etymology

depend +‎ -able

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): [dɪˈpɛndəbəɫ]

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Adjective

dependable (comparative more dependable, superlative most dependable)

1. Able, or easily able to be depended on.

   He was a very dependable person.

Translations

able to be depended on

• Bulgarian: надежден (bg) (nadežden), сигурен (bg) (siguren)
• Catalan: fiable (ca)
• Czech: spolehlivý (cs) m
• Danish: pålidelig, driftsikker
• Dutch: betrouwbaar (nl)
• Finnish: luotettava (fi)
• French: fiable (fr)
• German: zuverlässig (de), verlässlich (de)
• Hebrew: מהימן‎ (he)
• Italian: affidabile (it)
• Latin: fīdus
• Macedonian: доверлив (doverliv)

• Manx: barrantagh
• Maori: titikaha, horopū, tōmau, ngākau pono
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: trofast (no)

• Occitan: fisable (oc)
• Polish: niezawodny (pl)
• Portuguese: confiável (pt)
• Romanian: fiabil (ro) m
• Russian: надёжный (ru) (nadjóžnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: seasmhach
• Spanish: fiable (es)

Noun

dependable (plural dependables)

1. A reliable person or thing.
   • 2009 June 7, Jeff Z. Klein, “At Full Strength, Red Wings Dominate”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     But Datsyuk’s return rejuvenated the old dependables like Rafalski, Lidstrom and Marian Hossa, who consistently outshone Malkin and Crosby.