Word family noun dependant dependence ≠ independence dependency adjective dependable dependent ≠ independent verb depend adverb dependably independently
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdependablede‧pend‧a‧ble /dɪˈpendəbəl/ ●○○ adjective DEPEND ON/RELY ONable to be trusted to do what you need or expect our most dependable ally a dependable source of income —dependably adverb —dependability /dɪˌpendəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpus
dependable• Men smoked pipes, wore roll-neck jerseys and had a stolidly dependable air about them.• It has become like an old friend, seen daily: not always dependable, but usually interesting, and sometimes right.• a dependable car• They needed a dependable legal environment for the conduct of their business.• He thought of himself as a responsible and dependable person.• The vines from these slopes produce wine of an extremely dependable quality.• Nearly half way into his term in office, Muni is still not the safe, dependable system he promised to make it.• There does not seem to be any other dependable way to do it, throughout an entire population over time. 