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  • 51responsible — adjective 1 GUILTY (not before noun) if someone is responsible for an accident, mistake, crime etc, it is their fault or they can be blamed (+ for): The police arrested those responsible for the burglaries. | When he loses his temper, he isn t… …

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  • 52responsible — [[t]rɪspɒ̱nsɪb(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADJ: v link ADJ, usu ADJ for n/ ing If someone or something is responsible for a particular event or situation, they are the cause of it or they can be blamed for it. He still felt responsible for her death... I want …

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  • 53responsible — adjective 1) who is responsible for the prisons? Syn: in charge of, in control of, at the helm of, accountable for, liable for 2) if an error s been made, I m the one who s responsible Syn: accountable, answerable, to blame, guilty …

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  • 54responsible — adjective Etymology: Anglo French responsable, from respuns Date: 1643 1. a. liable to be called on to answer b. (1) liable to be called to account as the primary cause, motive, or agent < a committee responsible for the job > (2) being the cause …

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  • 55responsible*/*/*/ — [rɪˈspɒnsəb(ə)l] adj 1) if you are responsible for something that has happened, you caused it, or you deserve to be blamed for it Parents feel responsible when things go wrong.[/ex] He was responsible for the accident.[/ex] The farmer was held&#8230; …

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  • 56responsible — adj. responsible for; to (politicians are responsible to the voters; people are responsible for their actions) * * * [rɪ spɒnsəb(ə)l] to (politicians are responsible to the voters; people are responsible for their actions) responsible for …

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  • 57responsible — responsibleness, n. responsibly, adv. /ri spon seuh beuhl/, adj. 1. answerable or accountable, as for something within one s power, control, or management (often fol. by to or for): He is responsible to the president for his decisions. 2.&#8230; …

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  • 58responsible — adjective 1) who is responsible for prisons? Syn: in charge of, in control of, at the helm of, accountable for, liable for 2) I am responsible for the mistake Syn: accountable, answerable, to blame, guilty, culpabl …

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  • 59responsible — /rəˈspɒnsəbəl / (say ruh sponsuhbuhl) adjective 1. involving accountability or responsibility: a responsible position. 2. having a capacity for moral decisions and therefore accountable; capable of rational thought or action. 3. able to discharge …

  • 60responsible — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. trustworthy, dependable; answerable, accountable, liable, chargeable; solvent. See duty, liability. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Charged with responsibility] Syn. accountable, answerable, liable,&#8230; …

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