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   responsible

   /rɪˈspɒnsɪbl/

   adjective

   • 1. having an obligation to do something, or having control over or care for someone, as part of one's job or role: "the cabinet minister responsible for Education" Similar in charge ofin control ofat the helm ofaccountable forliable forcharged withmanageoverseesuperintendsuperviseconductrunlook afterorganizeproducesee to
   • ▪ having to report to (a superior) and be answerable to them for one's actions: "the Prime Minister and cabinet are responsible to Parliament" Similar answerableaccountablesupervised bymanaged by
   • 2. being the primary cause of something and so able to be blamed or credited for it: "Gooch was responsible for 198 of his side's 542 runs" Similar accountableanswerableto blamebehindat the bottom ofguilty ofculpable ofblameworthyat faultin the wrongOpposite guiltless
   • ▪ morally accountable for one's behaviour: "the progressive emergence of the child as a responsible being"
   • 3. (of a job or position) involving important duties, independent decision-making, or control over others: "she had risen rapidly to a high and responsible position in the civil service" Similar importantpowerfulauthoritativeexecutivedecision-makinghighOpposite lowly
   • ▪ capable of being trusted: "a responsible adult" Similar trustworthycapable of being trustedtrustylevel-headedrationalsanereasonablesensiblesoundstablematureadultreliabledependableconscientiousOpposite irresponsibleuntrustworthy

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘answering to, corresponding’): from obsolete French responsible, from Latin respons- ‘answered, offered in return’, from the verb respondere (see respond).

   Derivatives

   • 1. responsibleness noun

   Scrabble Points: 15

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     RESPONSIBLE meaning: 1. to have control and authority over...

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     RESPONSIBLE definicja: 1. to have control and authority over...

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective responsible, which means having the job or duty of doing something or taking care of somebody/something. Find out the synonyms, collocations and grammar rules of responsible with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   adjective. 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”. synonyms: obligated.

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   Responsible definition: answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management (often followed by to or for). See examples of RESPONSIBLE used in a sentence.

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   adj. 1. a. Liable to be required to give account, as of one's actions or of the discharge of a duty or trust: Who is responsible while their parents are away? b. Required to render account; answerable: The cabinet is responsible to the parliament. 2.