Reliable Meaning
/ɹɪˈlaɪəbl̩/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjSuitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or trust; dependable, trustworthy
adjSuch that either a sent packet will reach its destination, even if it requires retransmission, or the sender will be told that it didn't.
Sentence Examples
He is a good fellow, to be sure, but he isn't reliable.
Encryption technology has advanced to the point where it's pretty reliable.
We are looking for someone who is reliable and hard-working.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
My very ____ old car never breaks down even on long journeys.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She was known as a ____ colleague who always delivered on her commitments without fail.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English rely Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English reliable From rely + -able.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"a reliable witness to the truth of the miracles"
— 1855, Andrews Norton, Internal Evidences of the Genuineness of the Gospels:
"According to General Livingston's humorous account, his own village of Elizabethtown was not much more reliable, being peopled in those agitated times by unknown, unrecommended strangers, guilty-looking Tories, and very knavish Whigs."
— 1855–1859, Washington Irving, The Life of George Washington:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
My very ____ old car never breaks down even on long journeys.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She was known as a ____ colleague who always delivered on her commitments without fail.