reliable

Everyday

1. Reliable means you can trust someone or something to do what is expected, every time. tree →
2. Reliable information is likely to be true and correct. tree →

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 →
• She is a reliable friend who always keeps promises. tree →
• Repeat the test to make your results more reliable. tree →
• Is this website a reliable source? tree →
• The bus is not very reliable; it is often late. tree →
• A dog is a reliable alarm against strangers. tree →
• Check facts with reliable sources. tree →

Note

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

In Jewish tradition

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

• Friedrich Von Meyer and others of reliable authority had in their copies of "Yezirah" the following order: .חמח ניגח כוכב לבנה שבתי צדק מאדינ Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Sun. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• Some maintain that this essay is mentioned in the Talmud treatise Sanhedrin, p. 66 b. and ibid. 67 b. which passage is according to the commentary of Rashi, to treatise Erubin, p. 63 a., a reliable historical notice. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →

Note

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