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reliable
English
Etymology
From Scottish raliabill, itself from to rely + -able
Pronunciation
- enPR: r?-l???-b?l, IPA(key): /???la??b?l/
- Rhymes: -a??b?l
Adjective
reliable (comparative more reliable, superlative most reliable)
- Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or trust; dependable, trustworthy
- 1855, Andrews Norton, Internal Evidences of the Genuineness of the Gospels
- a reliable witness to the truth of the miracles
- February 18, 1800, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Report on Mr. Pitt's Speech in Parliament of February 17, 1800, on the Continuance of the War with France (published in The Morning Post)
- the best means, and the most reliable pledge, of a higher object
- According to General Livingston's humorous account, his own village of Elizabethtown was not much more reliable, being peopled in those agitated times by unknown, unrecommended strangers, guilty-looking Tories, and very knavish Whigs.
- 1855, Andrews Norton, Internal Evidences of the Genuineness of the Gospels
- (signal processing, of a communication protocol) Such that either a sent packet will reach its destination, even if it requires retransmission, or the sender will be told that it didn't
Synonyms
- secure
- dependable
- trustworthy
- trusty
Antonyms
- unreliable
Derived terms
- reliableness
- reliably
- semireliable
Related terms
- reliability
- reliance
- rely
Translations
See also
- Reliability on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Noun
reliable (plural reliables)
- Something or someone reliable or dependable
- the old reliables
Translations
Anagrams
- Abrielle, Bellaire, lieberal
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exact
English
Etymology
From Old French, from Medieval Latin exactare, from Latin exactus, perfect passive participle of exig? (“demand, claim as due" or "measure by a standard, weigh, test”), from ex (“out”) + ag? (“drive”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???zækt/
- Rhymes: -ækt
Adjective
exact (comparative exacter or more exact, superlative exactest or most exact)
- Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.
- Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual.
- 1661, John Fell, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
- During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant […]
- 1661, John Fell, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
- Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.
- (algebra, of a sequence of groups connected by homomorphisms) Such that the kernel of one homomorphism is the image of the preceding one.
Synonyms
- (precisely agreeing): perfect, true, correct, precise
- (precisely or definitely conceived or stated): strict
- spot on
Antonyms
- (precisely agreeing): inexact, imprecise, approximate
- (precisely or definitely conceived or stated): loose
Derived terms
- exactly
- exactness
- exact sequence
Translations
Verb
exact (third-person singular simple present exacts, present participle exacting, simple past and past participle exacted)
- (transitive, intransitive) To demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way.
- to exact tribute, fees, or obedience from someone
- He said into them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
- 2018, Edo Konrad, "Living in the constant shadow of settler violence", +972 Magazine:
- 2020 September 19, statement of Clarence Thomas on the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg[1]:
- She was a superb judge who gave her best and exacted the best from each of us, whether in agreement or disagreement.
- 2020, Kristine Henriksen Garroway, John W. Martens, Children and Methods (page 139)
- […] a generic, strikingly universal, deity, “ha-elohim,” who tests, who exacts and extracts, and who is the object of fear […]
- (transitive) To make desirable or necessary.
- 1632, Philip Massinger, The Maid of Honour
- My designs exact me in another place.
- 1632, Philip Massinger, The Maid of Honour
- (transitive) To inflict; to forcibly obtain or produce.
- to exact revenge on someone
Usage notes
- Often used with the preposition from or on.
Derived terms
- exactable
- exacter
- exacting
- exactor
Translations
Adverb
exact (comparative more exact, superlative most exact)
- exactly
Synonyms
- (error-free manner): accurately, just, precisely; see also Thesaurus:exactly
Further reading
- exact in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- exact in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- exact at OneLook Dictionary Search
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French exact, from Middle French exact, from Latin ex?ctus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?s?kt/
- Hyphenation: exact
- Rhymes: -?kt
Adjective
exact (comparative exacter, superlative exactst)
- exact, precise
Inflection
Derived terms
- exactheid
Descendants
- Afrikaans: eksak
French
Etymology
From Latin ex?ctus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.zakt/, (old-fashioned) /??.za/
Adjective
exact (feminine singular exacte, masculine plural exacts, feminine plural exactes)
- exact; precise
Derived terms
- exactement
- science exacte
Further reading
- “exact” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French exact.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e??zakt/
Adjective
exact m or n (feminine singular exact?, masculine plural exac?i, feminine and neuter plural exacte)
- exact, precise
Declension
Adverb
exact
- exactly, precisely
See also
- precis
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