reliable
/rɪˈlʌɪəb(ə)l/
US pronunciation
American sound/rɪˈlʌɪəb(ə)l/
rɪˈlʌɪəbəl
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- 3 syllables
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- 2nd syllable stress
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- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
rɪ - ˈlʌɪəbəl -> reliable
Myanmar meaning
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ယုံကြည်အားထားရသော။ ယုံကြည် စိတ်ချရ သော။
a reliable assistant/witness/goalkeeper ❍ a reliable watch/car ❍ a reliable service/supply/source of information ❍ My memory's not very reliable these days.
❏ reliability /r'laǝ'blǝti/ n [U] ယုံကြည်အားထားရမှု။ စိတ်ချရမှု။
the reliability of public transport ❍ What do you look for in buying a car — speed or reliability?
❏ reliably /-ǝbli/ adv ယုံကြည်စိတ်ချနိုင်သော ဌာနမှ (သိရှိရ သည်)။ I am reliably informed (ie told by a reliable source) that he's about to resign.
More examples
- Alice can look after the children. She’s very reliable.
- A reliable workman/car
- This is a better and more reliable car than my last one.
- A reliable method of birth control
- How reliable are these statistics?
- There turned out to be no reliable evidence of Mardell’s guilt.
- I heard this from a very reliable source.
Synonyms
dependable, consistent, steadfast, unswerving, unfailing, trustworthy, candid, careful, certain, conscientious, constant, decent, decisive, definite, determined, devoted, faithful, firm, good, high-principled, honest, honorable, impeccable, incorrupt, loyal, not delayed, not late, okay, on schedule, on time, positive, predictable, proved, punctually, reputable, respectable, responsible, righteous, safe, sincere, solid, sound, stable, staunch, steady, sterling, strong, sure, there, tried, tried-and-true, true, true-blue, true-hearted, trusty, unequivocal, unimpeachable, upright, veracious, without delay
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