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1. (adj.) answerable
liable to be asked to give account; responsible.
2. answerable
capable of being answered.
3. answerable
proportionate; correlative (usu. fol. by to).
4. answerable
corresponding; suitable (usu. fol. by to):
an amount not answerable to my needs.
Etymology: (1540–50)
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| Definition of 'answerable' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) answerable
capable of being answered
2. (adj) answerable
morally or legally responsible to a higher authority
"parents are answerable for their child's acts"
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| Definition of 'answerable' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) answerable
obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be answerable for a debt, or for damages
2. (adj) answerable
capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer
3. (adj) answerable
correspondent; conformable; hence, comparable
4. (adj) answerable
proportionate; commensurate; suitable; as, an achievement answerable to the preparation for it
5. (adj) answerable
equal; equivalent; adequate
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Sense: (usually withto, ~for) to have the responsibility
I will be answerable to you for his good behaviour; She is answerable for the whole project.
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 Afrikaans: verantwoordelik |
 Arabic: مَسْؤول عَن، مُطالَب بِال |
 Bulgarian: отговорен |
 Brazilian: responsável |
 Czech: (z)odpovědný (za) |
 German: verantwortlich |
 Danish: ansvarlig |
 Greek: υπόλογος, υπεύθυνος |
 Spanish: responsable de |
 Estonian: vastutav |
 Farsi: پاسخگو |
 Finnish: vastuullinen |
 French: responsable (de) |
 Hebrew: אַחֲרַאי ל- |
 Hindi: उत्तरदायी |
 Croatian: odgovoran |
 Hungarian: felelős |
 Indonesian: bertanggung jawab |
 Icelandic: ábyrgur |
 Italian: responsabile |
 Japanese: 責任のある |
 Korean: 책임 있는 |
 Lithuanian: atsakingas |
 Latvian: atbildīgs |
 Malay: bertanggungjawab |
 Dutch: aansprakelijk |
 Norwegian: ansvarlig |
 Polish: odpowiedzialny |
 Persian: پاسخگو |
 Pashto: ځواب ویونکی |
 Portuguese: responsável |
 Romanian: răspunzător (pentru) |
 Russian: ответственный |
 Slovak: zodpovedný (za) |
 Slovenian: odgovoren (za) |
 Serbian: odgovoran |
 Swedish: ansvarig |
 Thai: มีความรับผิดชอบ |
 Turkish: sorumlu |
 Taiwanese: 應負責任的 |
 Ukrainian: відповідальний |
 Urdu: جواب دہ ہونا |
 Vietnamese: chịu trách nhiệm |
 Chinese: 應負責任的 |
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