How to Be Reliable

Understand "rely" means to depend for support, help, or supply: This is as a young child relies on parents/caretakers for life, food, and everything else; it also means to place or have faith or confidence, as in "relied on them to tell him the...

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  1. Step 1: Understand "rely" means to depend for support

    "~ Understand the definition of "reliable".

    Reliable means may be relied upon; dependable in achievement, accuracy, honesty, as in reliable information., ~ Reliable suggests working correctly and very consistent dependability of judgment, character, performance, or result: a reliable formula, judge, car
    -- and that implies that if a formula works correctly it is reliable; also, if a judge adjudicates and explains the law and is rarely, if ever, overruled then that is reliable. ~ Infallible suggests the complete absence of error, breakdown, or poor performance: an infallible test, system, marksman. ~ Trustworthiness suggests the steady and honest dependability which encourages one's confidence, belief, or trust: trustworthy and accurate reports.
  2. Step 2: or supply: This is as a young child relies on parents/caretakers for life

  3. Step 3: and everything else; it also means to place or have faith or confidence

  4. Step 4: as in "relied on them to tell him the truth.

  5. Step 5: Understand that other terms may be used to convey the same denotation or connotation:~ Trusty

  6. Step 6: authentic

  7. Step 7: consistent

  8. Step 8: -- sometimes considered as infallible

  9. Step 9: -- trustworthy apply to persons

  10. Step 10: objects

  11. Step 11: or information that can be depended upon with confident certainty.

Detailed Guide

"~ Understand the definition of "reliable".

Reliable means may be relied upon; dependable in achievement, accuracy, honesty, as in reliable information., ~ Reliable suggests working correctly and very consistent dependability of judgment, character, performance, or result: a reliable formula, judge, car
-- and that implies that if a formula works correctly it is reliable; also, if a judge adjudicates and explains the law and is rarely, if ever, overruled then that is reliable. ~ Infallible suggests the complete absence of error, breakdown, or poor performance: an infallible test, system, marksman. ~ Trustworthiness suggests the steady and honest dependability which encourages one's confidence, belief, or trust: trustworthy and accurate reports.

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