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  • 1responsible job — work involving many obligations and duties as well as a great deal of authority and accountability …

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  • 2responsible — re‧spon‧si‧ble [rɪˈspɒnsbl ǁ rɪˈspɑːn ] adjective 1. be responsible for something to be officially in charge of something as part of your job, meaning you must accept the blame if something goes wrong: • Partners are officially responsible for… …

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  • 3responsible — re|spon|si|ble W2S2 [rıˈspɔnsıbəl US rıˈspa:n ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(guilty)¦ 2¦(in charge of)¦ 3¦(sensible)¦ 4¦(cause)¦ 5 responsible job/position 6 be responsible to somebody ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(GUILTY)¦ [not before noun] if someone is responsible for an… …

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  • 4responsible — 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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  • 5responsible — 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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  • 6responsible */*/*/ — 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&#8230; …

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  • 7responsible — 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&#8230; …

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  • 8responsible — 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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  • 9responsible — 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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  • 10responsible — adj. 1 (often foll. by to, for) liable to be called to account (to a person or for a thing). 2 morally accountable for one s actions; capable of rational conduct. 3 of good credit, position, or repute; respectable; evidently trustworthy. 4 (often …

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