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  • 11responsible — adj. 1 having the job/duty of doing sth VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ remain ▪ make sb ▪ I am making you responsible for the cooking …

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  • 12responsible */*/*/ — UK [rɪˈspɒnsəb(ə)l] / US [rɪˈspɑnsəb(ə)l] adjective Get it right: responsible: Don t use the preposition of after the adjective responsible. Use for: Wrong: Parents must be responsible of their children s behaviour. Right: Parents must be… …

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  • 13responsible — re|spon|si|ble [ rı spansəbl ] adjective *** 1. ) never before noun deserving to be blamed for something that has happened: Parents feel responsible when things go wrong. hold someone responsible (for something): The farmer was held responsible… …

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  • 14responsible — [[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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  • 15responsible — 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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  • 16responsible — 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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  • 17responsible*/*/*/ — [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… …

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  • 18responsible — 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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  • 19responsible — 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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  • 20responsible — 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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