responsible
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3.0
- adjective
- /rɪˈspɑnsəbl/
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- The manager was held accountable for the mistakes, as he was responsible for that project.
- held responsible
- largely responsible
- partly responsible
But once the judge says you're responsible, I mean, we are not.
- But once the judge says you're responsible, I mean, we are not.
- That's what's really responsible for males being males.
- My next guest is someone now trying to hold those responsible and hold them to account.
- And you just happen to be a member of the group that's responsible for all that bad stuff.
- Yes, it's responsible for pandemic obesity.
- If my dog bites you and you die, am I responsible?
- So irresponsible as a father and grossly responsible as sitting vice president.
- And I would people capitulate and give the people that are responsible up, which they didn't.
Examples
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A number of factors were probably responsible for the HIV epidemic among injection drug users in Ukraine.
Academic text (2011) -
My next guest is someone now trying to hold those responsible and hold them to account.
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Yeah, I mean, it's it's not responsible to drink on the job.
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So I think the responsible thing to do is to protect them.
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But you might well wonder, is it responsible to write stories like that?
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How could I be responsible for another life?
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Unfortunately, I am somewhat responsible for this.
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The Ministry of Health is responsible for nursing homes, with payment based on a means test.
Academic text (2008) -
Students did not meet the rest of the week but were still responsible for submitting assignments.
Academic text (2011) -
The company is now seeking to identify those responsible for the safety violations that occurred.
Synonyms
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2.7
In charge of something or the one who caused it to happen
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4.6
Responsible for actions and must explain them to someone in charge
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5.5
Legally responsible to pay for damage or loss
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3.4
Responsible for causing a problem or mistake and deserving blame
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7.5
Deserving blame for doing something wrong
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6.4
Required to explain your actions to someone in authority
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6.5
Deserving blame for doing something wrong or harmful
Compounds
How Responsible
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Responsible comes from the root respond, which means 'to answer'. Long ago it meant someone who must 'answer for' an action, so when you are responsible for harm you are the person people look to for an explanation or to fix it.