American Dictionary
Definition reliable in American English
reliable
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/rɪˈlaɪəb(ə)l/
▪ evidence, guide, indication, indicator, information, measure, predictor
1
a reliable person is someone who you can trust to behave well, work hard, or do what you expect them to do
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2
reliable information can be trusted to be accurate
Example
How reliable are these statistics?
2.1
used about someone whose information can be trusted to be accurate
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