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# reliable

«reliable» in Mova's school dictionary: **you can trust someone or something to do what is…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (reliable, more reliable, most reliable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Reliable means you can trust someone or something to do what is expected, every time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reliable/#m1)

2) Reliable information is likely to be true and correct. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reliable/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Used in science: a reliable test gives the same results when repeated (fair tests, repeat readings). In research and safety online: use reliable websites and sources, check facts. In everyday life: a reliable friend, a reliable car.

### examples

- My grandad's old car is very reliable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reliable/#x1)
- She is a reliable friend who always keeps promises. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reliable/#x2)
- Repeat the test to make your results more reliable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reliable/#x3)
- Is this website a reliable source? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reliable/#x4)
- The bus is not very reliable; it is often late. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reliable/#x5)
- A dog is a reliable alarm against strangers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reliable/#x6)
- Check facts with reliable sources. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reliable/#x7)

### note

Opposite: unreliable. Noun: reliability; verb: rely (on). Spelling: rely → reliable (y to i).

### In the corpora

- [The secret of reliable people is to only promise what they can really do.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/40-being-a-good-grown-up/6/)
- [Moss can grow on any damp, shady side of a tree, so it is not a reliable way to find north.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/16-landmarks/17/)
- [Being reliable means doing a job every time you promised, even on rainy days.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/6-pocket-money-and-earning-it-with-chores/10/)
- [Some websites are reliable, like those of NASA, museums or the NHS, and many are not.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/myths/34-teachers-who-listen-teachers-who-get-cross-and-when-the-teacher-is-right-after-all/16/)
- [A stereotype judges a whole group by one picture; fair facts come from reliable sources and from members of the faith themselves.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/33-buddhism-humanism-and-respect/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «reliable» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reliable/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.