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1. (adj.) responsible
accountable, as for something within one's power.
2. responsible
involving responsibility:
a responsible position.
3. responsible
chargeable with being the source or occasion of something (usu. fol. by for).
4. responsible
having a capacity for moral decisions and therefore accountable:
a defendant not responsible for his actions.
5. responsible
able to discharge obligations or pay debts.
6. responsible
reliable or dependable, as in conducting one's affairs.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < L respōns(us) (see response ) + -ible)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) responsible
worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
"a responsible adult"; "responsible journalism"; "a responsible position"; "the captain is responsible for the ship's safety"; "the cabinet is responsible to the parliament"
2. (adj) responsible, responsible for(p)
being the agent or cause
"determined who was the responsible party"; "termites were responsible for the damage"
3. (adj) creditworthy, responsible
having an acceptable credit rating
"a responsible borrower"
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1. (adjective) responsible
≠ irresponsible
a responsible dog owner; Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.; If we leave you in the house, can we trust you to be responsible?
2. responsible
deserving blame
Who's responsible for our failing schools?; I feel responsible, even though I did nothing wrong.
3. responsible
hold sb responsible
to say that sb deserves blame
I refuse to be held responsible for something I didn't do.
4. responsible
responsible for
in charge of
Each leader will be responsible for five children.; Who is responsible for ordering the food?
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) responsible
liable to respond; likely to be called upon to answer; accountable; answerable; amenable; as, a guardian is responsible to the court for his conduct in the office
2. (adj) responsible
able to respond or answer for one's conduct and obligations; trustworthy, financially or otherwise; as, to have a responsible man for surety
3. (adj) responsible
involving responsibility; involving a degree of accountability on the part of the person concerned; as, a responsible office
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Sense: having a duty to see that something is done etc
We'll make one person responsible for buying the food for the trip.
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 Afrikaans: verantwoordelik |
 Arabic: مَسْؤول عن |
 Bulgarian: отговорен |
 Brazilian: responsável |
 Czech: odpovědný |
 German: verantwortlich |
 Danish: ansvarlig |
 Greek: υπεύθυνος |
 Spanish: responsable |
 Estonian: vastutav |
 Farsi: مسئول |
 Finnish: vastaava |
 French: responsable |
 Hebrew: אַחֲרַאי |
 Hindi: उत्तरदायी, जिम्मेदार |
 Croatian: imati odgovornost, biti z |
 Hungarian: felelős |
 Indonesian: bertanggung jawab |
 Icelandic: ábyrgur |
 Italian: responsabile |
 Japanese: 責任のある |
 Korean: 책임을 져야 할 |
 Lithuanian: atsakingas |
 Latvian: atbildīgs |
 Malay: menguruskan |
 Dutch: verantwoordelijk |
 Norwegian: ansvarlig |
 Polish: odpowiedzialny |
 Persian: مسئول |
 Pashto: ځواب وركوونكى، ځواب وركړو |
 Portuguese: responsável |
 Romanian: responsabil |
 Russian: ответственный |
 Slovak: zodpovedný |
 Slovenian: odgovoren |
 Serbian: odgovoran |
 Swedish: ansvarig |
 Thai: เป็นภาระหน้าที่ |
 Turkish: sorumlu |
 Taiwanese: 負責的 |
 Ukrainian: відповідальний |
 Urdu: جواب دہ |
 Vietnamese: có trách nhiệm |
 Chinese: 负责的 |
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