reliably

«reliably» in Mova's school dictionary: in a way that can be trusted, every time, without failing — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (reliably, more reliably, most reliably)

meaning for a pupil

1) Reliably means in a way that can be trusted, every time, without failing. tree →

2) Reliably informed means told by someone who can be trusted. tree →

sense in the lessons

Science: a fair test should give results reliably — repeating it gives the same results. Everyday life: a bus that runs reliably comes on time. People: a friend who reliably keeps promises. Phrases: work reliably, reliably informed, repeat reliably.

examples

• This old clock still works reliably. tree →
• The experiment reliably gave the same result. tree →
• My dog reliably wakes me at dawn. tree →
• The bus runs reliably every ten minutes. tree →
• I am reliably told the shop opens at nine. tree →
• She reliably does her homework on time. tree →

note

Adverb of «reliable» (drop e, add -y: reliabl-y). Noun: reliability. In science, «reliable» results are ones that repeat; that is not the same as «accurate» (close to the true value).

In the corpora

• A credit score is a rating of how reliably someone pays; missing payments lowers it and makes borrowing harder and dearer.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «reliably» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.