"dependable" meaning in English

See dependable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [dɪˈpɛndəbəɫ] [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-dependable.wav [US] Forms: dependable [positive], more dependable [comparative], most dependable [superlative]
Etymology: depend + -able Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|depend|able}} depend + -able Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If someone is dependable, they can be trusted to do what they say they will do.
    Sense id: simple-dependable-en-adj-6qei8KjU
  2. If something is dependable, it can be trusted to work correctly without breaking.
    Sense id: simple-dependable-en-adj-ZSs7gLbV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -able
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