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responsible
[ ri-spon-suh-buhl ]
adjective
- answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management (often followed by to or for ):
He is responsible to the president for his decisions.
Synonyms:
- involving accountability or responsibility, as in having the power to control or manage:
promoted to a responsible position in the firm.
- chargeable with being the author, cause, or occasion of something (usually followed by for ):
Termites were responsible for the damage.
- having a capacity for moral decisions and therefore accountable; capable of rational thought or action:
The defendant is not responsible for his actions.
Synonyms:
- able to discharge obligations or pay debts.
Synonyms:
- reliable or dependable, as in meeting debts, conducting business dealings, etc.
Synonyms: , , ,
- (of a government, member of a government, government agency, or the like) answerable to or serving at the discretion of an elected legislature or the electorate.
responsible
/ ɪˈɒԲəə /
adjective
- postpositiveusually foll byfor having control or authority (over)
- postpositivefoll byto being accountable for one's actions and decisions (to)
to be responsible to one's commanding officer
- (of a position, duty, etc) involving decision and accountability
- often foll by for being the agent or cause (of some action)
to be responsible for a mistake
- able to take rational decisions without supervision; accountable for one's own actions
a responsible adult
- able to meet financial obligations; of sound credit
Derived Forms
- ˈDzԲ, adverb
- ˈDzԲԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·Dzs··Ա noun
- ·Dzs· adverb
- t··Dzs· adjective
- ԴDzr·Dzs· adjective
- non·Dzs··Ա noun
- non·Dzs· adverb
- r·Dzs· adjective
- ܲȴ-·Dzs· adjective
- quasi-·Dzs· adverb
- p··Dzs· adjective
- super··Dzs··Ա noun
- super··Dzs· adverb
- ܲr·Dzs· adjective
- un·Dzs··Ա noun
- un·Dzs· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of responsible1
Word History and Origins
Origin of responsible1
Example Sentences
"There are many patients we treat with chronic infections for years, but despite multiple tests we cannot identify the bug responsible," he says.
The website Bleeping Computer cites "multiple sources" suggesting they are responsible and says some of them are teenagers.
Mr Wright said that message was the "clearest confirmation in their own voices" the two men were responsible for felling the tree.
“Medicaid expansion is responsible for the largest share of the reduction of this nation’s uninsured rate,” says Joan Alker, a Medicaid and children’s health expert at Georgetown University.
Many are responsible for the small wasted bodies that will soon be seen again on Western television screens.
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