reliable

AdjektivSubstantivhäufig in Dialogen

//ɹɪˈlaɪəbl̩//

Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or trust; dependable, trustworthy

Adjektiv

1
Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or trust; dependable, trustworthy
a reliable witness to the truth of the miracles
the best means, and the most reliable pledge, of a higher object
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.
2
Such that either a sent packet will reach its destination, even if it requires retransmission, or the sender will be told that it didn't.

Herkunft

Etymology tree English rely Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder. Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English reliable From rely + -able.

Substantiv

1
Something or someone reliable or dependable
the old reliables

Formen

Plural: reliables
Komparativ: more reliable
Superlativ: most reliable

relentless · Unrelenting or unyielding in severity.relevance · The property or state of being relevant or pertinent.relevant · Related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.

reliable · Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or trust; dependable, trustworthy

relic · That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a…relief · The removal of stress or discomfort.relieve · To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental…

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