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/dɪˈpɛndəbəl/ · de·pend·a·ble
noun
  1. A reliable person or thing. The old truck has become a dependable for the delivery company.
adjective
  1. Able to be relied upon; trustworthy. She is a dependable employee who never misses a deadline.
Did you know? The suffix -able in dependable comes from Latin -abilis, which originally expressed the ability to be acted upon; thus dependable literally means ‘able to be depended on’.
Written by Lexi Wordsworth, Dictionary Editor 0 lookups Added Jul 15, 2026