dependable

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

Belarusian: надзе́йны (nadzjéjny) Bulgarian: надежден (bg) (nadežden), непоколебим (bg) (nepokolebim), сигурен (bg) (siguren) Catalan: acèrrim, fiable (ca) Czech: spolehlivý (cs) m Danish: pålidelig, driftsikker Dutch: betrouwbaar (nl) Finnish: luotettava (fi), vankkumaton (fi) French: fiable (fr) German: ausdauernd (de), beharrlich (de), verlässlich (de), zuverlässig (de) Hebrew: מהימן‎ (he) Ido: ferma (io) Italian: affidabile (it), fermo (it) Latin: fīdus Macedonian: доверлив (doverliv) Malay: kuat (ms) Manx: barrantagh Maori: hākirikiri, horopū, ngākau pono, titikaha, tōmau Norwegian: Bokmål: trofast (no) Occitan: fisable (oc) Polish: niezawodny (pl) Portuguese: confiável (pt), forte (pt) Romanian: fiabil (ro) m Russian: надёжный (ru) (nadjóžnyj) Sanskrit: दृढ (sa) (dṛḍha) Scottish Gaelic: seasmhach Spanish: fiable (es), firme (es) Swedish: pålitlig (sv), ståndaktig (sv) Turkish: güvenilir (tr), itimada şayan (obsolete), itimat edilir Ukrainian: наді́йний (nadíjnyj)

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:

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

Translations

a person who can be relied upon

Maori: pouwhirinaki