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IELTS word

reliable

/rɪˈlaɪəbl/adjective

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English definition

able to be trusted to work well or as expected

Common phrases / collocations

  1. highly reliable
  2. reliable source
  3. reliable service

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    The village bus was reliable even in heavy rain.

  2. 2.

    Use data from a reliable source.

  3. 3.

    We need a reliable internet connection.

Recorded study sentence

The bus was reliable even in heavy rain.

Visual learning

See the meaning

A rural bus arrives at a sheltered village stop in heavy rain as passengers prepare to board.
able to be trusted to work well or as expected
1passengers wait
2bus arrives as expected
bad weather→still arrives