adj · neutral
reliable
/rɪˈlaɪəbl/re·LI·a·ble
Band 5-6speakingtask2
able to be trusted to do something well or to provide accurate results
Examples
“We need a reliable source for the data in our essay.”
“Her old car is still surprisingly reliable.”
“A reliable friend will support you in hard times.”
Band 8 sentence
“For our study we selected only reliable instruments with documented validity.”
Collocations
- reliable source
- reliable information
- be reliable for something
Word family
rely vreliable adjreliability nreliably adv
Common mistakes
He is very reliably.→He is very reliable.
I reliable on him.→I rely on him.
Say it for a higher band
5trustworthy→6dependable→7+reliable
Synonyms
dependable
trustworthy
Easily confused
dependable
“My old car is dependable for weekend trips.”
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In -able / -ible
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