dependable

English

Etymology

From depend +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): [dɪˈpɛndəbəɫ]

• Audio (US):

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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.

Derived terms

• dependableness
• dependably
• undependable

 

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)
• Uyghur: پۇختا (puxta)

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.

Translations

a person who can be relied upon

• Maori: pouwhirinaki