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On the one hand, shopping is dependable: You can do it alone, if you lose your heart to something that is wrong for you, you can return it; it's instant gratification and yet something you buy may well last for years.
Judith Krantz

Meaning of "dependable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEPENDABLE

dependable  [dɪˈpɛndəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEPENDABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dependable is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DEPENDABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dependable in the English dictionary

The definition of dependable in the dictionary is able to be depended on; reliable; trustworthy.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEPENDABLE


bendable
ˈbɛndəbəl
descendible
dɪˈsɛndəbəl
expendable
ɪkˈspɛndəbəl
lendable
ˈlendəbəl
mendable
ˈmɛndəbəl
nonexpendable
ˌnɒnɪkˈspɛndəbəl
refundable
rɪˈfʌndəbəl
rendible
ˈrɛndəbəl
reprehendable
ˌrɛprɪˈhɛndəbəl
sendable
ˈsɛndəbəl
spendable
ˈspɛndəbəl
unascendable
ˌʌnəˈsɛndəbəl
unascendible
ˌʌnəˈsɛndəbəl
uncommendable
ˌʌnkəˈmɛndəbəl
undependable
ˌʌndɪˈpɛndəbəl
understandable
ˌʌndəˈstændəbəl
undescendable
ˌʌndɪˈsɛndəbəl
unvendible
ʌnˈvɛndəbəl
vendable
ˈvɛndəbəl
vendible
ˈvɛndəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEPENDABLE

depeche
depeinct
depend
dependability
dependableness
dependably
dependance
dependancies
dependancy
dependant
dependence
dependencies
dependency
dependency allowance
dependency grammar
dependent
dependent clause
dependent variable
dependently
dependingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEPENDABLE

able
affordable
avoidable
biodegradable
buildable
commendable
degradable
downloadable
expandable
extendable
foldable
formidable
gradable
laudable
readable
recordable
tradable
unavoidable
unreadable
upgradable
weldable

Synonyms and antonyms of dependable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DEPENDABLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dependable» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of dependable

Translation of «dependable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEPENDABLE

Find out the translation of dependable to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dependable from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dependable» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

可靠的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de confianza
570 millions of speakers

English

dependable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भरोसेमंद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يمكن الاعتماد عليها
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

надежный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

confiável
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নির্ভরযোগ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fiable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Boleh dipercayai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zuverlässig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

頼りになる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

믿을 수 있는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gumantung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đáng tin cậy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நம்பத்தகுந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अवलंबून
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

güvenilir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

affidabile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niezawodne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

надійний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de încredere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αξιόπιστη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

betroubare
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pålitlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pålitelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dependable

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEPENDABLE»

The term «dependable» is very widely used and occupies the 19.999 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEPENDABLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dependable

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10 QUOTES WITH «DEPENDABLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dependable.
1
Jennifer Aniston
Where would you be without friends? The people to pick you up when you need lifting? We come from homes far from perfect, so you end up almost parent and sibling to your friends - your own chosen family. There's nothing like a really loyal, dependable, good friend. Nothing.
2
Julia Glass
Winter sports aren't my thing. You can have your boards and blades and your glacier-gripping cleats: My feet prefer to negotiate the ground on a pair of dependable soles.
3
Luis Gutierrez
Mr. Speaker, our Nation depends on immigrants' labor, and I hope we can create an immigration system as dependable as they are.
4
Jonathan Haidt
It really is a fact that liberals are much higher than conservatives on a major personality trait called 'openness to experience.' People who are high on openness to experience just crave novelty, variety, diversity, new ideas, travel. People low on it like things that are familiar, that are safe and dependable.
5
Peter Jackson
The big-budget blockbuster is becoming one of the most dependable forms of filmmaking.
6
Rashida Jones
I am generally cast as the dependable, affable, loving, friend-wife-girlfriend.
7
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
I like everything to be dependable, heavy, English furniture.
8
Judith Krantz
On the one hand, shopping is dependable: You can do it alone, if you lose your heart to something that is wrong for you, you can return it; it's instant gratification and yet something you buy may well last for years.
9
Seanan McGuire
I grew up in an apartment that would have made a trailer look really decadent and nice. Pretty much the only dependable thing I had was books.
10
Grace Napolitano
We must work to stabilize Social Security. We must not gamble with our nation's social insurance program, one of our most popular and effective federal programs that has remained dependable and stable for the past 70 years.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEPENDABLE»

Discover the use of dependable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dependable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable ...
"Security engineering is different from any other kind of programming. . . . if you're even thinking of doing any security engineering, you need to read this book." — Bruce Schneier "This is the best book on computer security.
Ross J. Anderson, 2010
2
Code Design for Dependable Systems: Theory and Practical ...
Coding theory has been studied mainly using the code generator polynomials; hence, the codes are sometimes called polynomial codes. On the other hand, the codes designed by parity check matrices are referred to in this book as matrix codes.
Eiji Fujiwara, 2006
3
Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable ...
This reference guide to creating high quality security software covers the complete suite of security applications referred to as end2end security. It illustrates basic concepts of security engineering through real-world examples.
Ross Anderson, 2008
4
Foundations of Dependable Computing: Paradigms for ...
This text presents a variety of specific approaches to achieving dependability at the application level.
Gary M. Koob, Clifford Lau, 1994
5
Concurrency in Dependable Computing
CSP, Petri nets, CCS are useful tools to specify and verify fault-tolerant designs and protocols. Concurrency in Dependable Computing explores many significant issues in all three strands.
Paul Ezhilchelvan, Alexander Romanovsky, 2002
6
Dependable Computing - EDCC-1: First European Dependable ...
This book presents the proceedings of the First European Dependable Computing Conference (EDCC-1), held in Berlin, Germany, in October 1994. EDCC is the merger of two former European events on dependable computing.
Klaus Echtle, Dieter Hammer, David Powell, 1994
7
Fundamentals of Dependable Computing for Software Engineers
Emphasizing the software engineering elements of dependability, this book helps software and computer engineers in fields requiring ultra-high levels of dependability, such as avionics, medical devices, automotive electronics, weapon ...
John Knight, 2012
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Dependable Systems: Software, Computing, Networks: Research ...
The present volume documents the results of a research program on Dependable Information and Communication Systems (DICS). The members of the project met in two workshops organized by the Hasler Foundation.
Jürg Kohlas, Bertrand Meyer, André Schiper, 2006
9
Dependable Computing for Critical Applications 3
This book contains the papers presented and discussed at the 3rd IFIP Working Conference on Dependable Computing for Critical Applications.
Carl E. Landwehr, Brian Randell, Luca Simoncini, 2013
10
Dependable Computer Systems
Dependability analysis is the recent approach to performance evaluation of contemporary systems which tries to cope with new challenges that are brought with their unprecedented complexity, size and diversity.
Wojciech Zamojski, Janusz Kacprzyk, Jacek Mazurkiewicz, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEPENDABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dependable is used in the context of the following news items.
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Swinton Lions boss salutes the ever dependable Stuart Littler
Swinton Lions are flying high away from the bright lights of Super League and Stuart Littler is still making and scoring tries. Lions' boss John ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
2
How the audacious Pentagon agency that invented the Internet is …
... we didn't know enough about this field,” said Jim Alves-Foss, director of the university's Center for Secure and Dependable Systems. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
3
George Osborne's 2 per cent defence target sends a strong …
The spending announcement will also be very welcome news in Washington, reaffirming Britain's status as a dependable ally of the United ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Halo Xtanium Rangefinders are Tough, Accurate and Dependable
Grand Prairie, TX -(AmmoLand.com)- You spend days, weeks or even months getting ready for that single moment, and when the opportunity ... «AmmoLand Shooting Sports News, Jul 15»
5
He's more dependable
Mr Joshua Khoo is aware of his own rash personality, which is why he calls his business partner Dylan Ong the "more dependable" of the two. «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
6
Wanted: A dependable wicketkeeper
So why have Pakistan not had more dependable gloves-men in the last 25 years. There were a few who were exceptional but they were less in ... «The News on Sunday, Jul 15»
7
Staten Island sandlot baseball: Dependable Auto notches T-M Major …
Dependable Auto Body jumped out to a 4-0 lead and never looked back en route to a 5-3 T-M Major League win over Victory State Bank 5-3 ... «SILive.com, Jul 15»
8
Bentley Mulsanne Speed is weather dependable
A dismal summer's day won't prevent you enjoying the sublime comfort of a Bentley Mulsanne Speed, should you be lucky enough to get your ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
9
Gather Has a Dependable and Delicious Brunch in Lincoln Square
The vibe: If you're looking to sum up Lincoln Square in one brunching destination, this may well be it. It looks great, with plenty of contemporary finishes, but it's ... «Chicagomag.com, Jul 15»
10
Want a Bang for Your Buck? Here Are 4 Dependable Guns That …
The longtime gun enthusiast has come out with a video recommending high-quality, dependable firearms for under $250 each. Here are his ... «IJ Review, Jul 15»

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