dependable

[dɪˈpɛndəbəɫ]

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Frequency: 3.25 in modern English

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adj

noun

"He was a very dependable person."
"But Datsyuk’s return rejuvenated the old dependables like Rafalski, Lidstrom and Marian Hossa, who consistently outshone Malkin and Crosby."

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European *(s)pn̥d-éh₁ye-ti Proto-Italic *pendējō Proto-Italic *pendēō Latin pendeō Latin dependeōder. Old French dependreder. Middle English dependen English depend Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English dependable From depend + -able.

more dependable (comparative) most dependable (superlative) dependables (plural)

dependableness dependably undependable

commendable expendable extendable spendable amendable

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How do you pronounce dependable?

The recorded pronunciation is [dɪˈpɛndəbəɫ].

What does dependable mean?

Able, or easily able to be depended on.

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