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trustworthy

/ˈtɹʌst.wɜɹ.ði/

Meanings
adjective
Deserving of trust, reliable.

Examples :

"My teacher is trustworthy; I always know she will give me fair grades. "
character moral value attitude person quality

Related Words

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deserving verb

/dɪˈzɜːvɪŋ/ /dɪˈzɝvɪŋ/

To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have.

"After playing so well, the team really deserved their win."

Illustration she

she noun

/ʃiː/ /ʃi/

A female.

"Pat is definitely a she."

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know noun

/nəʊ/ /noʊ/

Knowledge; the state of knowing.

"Her knowledge of French helped her communicate with her French pen pal. "

Illustration teacher

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

Illustration reliable

reliable noun

/ɹɪˈlaɪəbəl/

Something or someone reliable or dependable

"the old reliables"

Illustration grades

grades noun

/ɡɹeɪdz/

A rating.

"I gave him a good grade for effort."

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always adverb

/ˈɔː(l).weɪz/ /ˈɔl.weɪz/

At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.

"Airplanes did not always exist as a form of transportation."

Illustration trust

trust noun

/trʊst/ /trʌst/

Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.

"He needs to regain her trust if he is ever going to win her back."

Illustration fair

fair noun

/feː(ə)/ /fɪə/ /fɛə/ /fɛəɹ/

Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).

"When will we learn to distinguish between the fair and the foul?"

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give noun

/ɡɪv/

The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it; a tendency to yield under pressure; resilence.

"There is no give in his dogmatic religious beliefs."

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will verb

/wɪl/

(now uncommon or literary) To wish, desire (something).

"Do what you will."