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1 dependable
• johdonmukainen• käyttövarma• pitävä• luotettava* * *adjective ((negative undependable) trustworthy or reliable: I know he'll remember to get the wine - he's very dependable.) luotettava -
2 depend
• olla ratkaisematta• olla riippuvainen• riippua• riippua (johtua)• johtua• johtua(syy)• seurata• aiheutua• luottaa* * *di'pend( with on)1) (to rely on: You can't depend on his arriving on time.) luottaa2) (to rely on receiving necessary (financial) support from: The school depends for its survival on money from the Church.) olla riippuvainen jostakin3) ((of a future happening etc) to be decided by: Our success depends on everyone working hard.) riippua•- dependant
- dependent
- it/that depends
- it all depends -
3 erratic
• omituinen• oikullinen• hiidenkivi• epävakaa• epävakainen• erheellinen• päämäärätön• liikkuva• harhaileva• suunnitelmaton• säännötön* * *i'rætik(inclined to be irregular; not dependable: His behaviour/work is erratic.) epävakaa
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Dependable — De*pend a*ble, a. Worthy of being depended on; trustworthy. Dependable friendships. Pope … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dependable — I adjective assured, certain, conscientious, constant, devoted, faithful, guaranteed, incorrupt, loyal, proved, proven, reliable, reputable, responsible, solid, stable, staunch, steadfast, steady, sure, tested, tried, true, trustable, trusted,… … Law dictionary
dependable — 1735; se DEPEND (Cf. depend) + ABLE (Cf. able). Related: Dependability; dependably … Etymology dictionary
dependable — *reliable, trustworthy, trusty, tried Analogous words: sure, assured, *confident: *responsible: staunch, steadfast, constant, *faithful Contrasted words: *doubtful, questionable, dubious: capricious, fickle, unstable, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dependable — [adj] reliable, responsible always there, carrying the load*, certain, constant, faithful, good as one’s word*, loyal, rocklike*, secure, stable, staunch, steadfast, steady, sturdy, sure, to be counted on, tried, tried and true, true, trustworthy … New thesaurus
dependable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ trustworthy and reliable. DERIVATIVES dependability noun dependably adverb … English terms dictionary
dependable — [dē pen′də bəl, dipen′də bəl] adj. that can be depended on; trustworthy; reliable SYN. RELIABLE dependability n. dependableness dependably adv … English World dictionary
dependable — adjective someone or something that is dependable can be trusted to do what you need or expect: Ed Duncan was a dependable, hardworking detective. | a dependable source of income dependably adverb dependability noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dependable — de|pend|a|ble [dıˈpendəbəl] adj able to be trusted to do what you need or expect ▪ our most dependable ally ▪ a dependable source of income >dependably adv >dependability [dıˌpendəˈbılıti] n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
dependable — de|pend|a|ble [ dı pendəbl ] adjective 1. ) a dependable person always behaves in a sensible way and does what they say they will do 2. ) dependable things always work in the way you expect them to … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dependable — [[t]dɪpe̱ndəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED (approval) If you say that someone or something is dependable, you approve of them because you feel that you can be sure that they will always act consistently or sensibly, or do what you need them to do. He was… … English dictionary
