solely responsible

  • 1responsible — 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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  • 2solely — /sohl lee/, adv. 1. as the only one or ones: solely responsible. 2. exclusively or only: plants found solely in the tropics. 3. merely: She wanted solely to get out of the house for a while. [1485 95; SOLE1 + LY] * * * …

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  • 3solely — [[t]so͟ʊlli[/t]] ADV: ADV with v, ADV with group/cl If something involves solely one thing, it involves only this thing and no others. Too often we make decisions based solely upon what we see in the magazines... This program is a production of… …

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  • 4solely — sole•ly [[t]ˈsoʊl li[/t]] adv. 1) as the only one or ones: solely responsible[/ex] 2) exclusively or only: plants found solely in the tropics[/ex] 3) merely: She wanted solely to be noticed[/ex] • Etymology: 1485–95 …

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  • 5solely — sole|ly [ˈsəul li US ˈsoul ] adv not involving anything or anyone else = ↑only ▪ Scholarships are given solely on the basis of financial need. ▪ I shall hold you solely responsible for anything that goes wrong …

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  • 6solely — adverb not involving anything or anyone else; only: Scholarships are given solely on the basis of financial need. | I shall hold you solely responsible for anything that goes wrong …

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  • 7solely — /ˈsoʊli/ (say sohlee), /ˈsoʊlli/ (say sohllee) adverb 1. as the only one or ones: solely responsible. 2. exclusively or only: plants found solely in the tropics. 3. wholly; merely. {sole1 + ly} …

  • 8solely — adverb /ˈsəʊl.li,ˈsoʊl.li/ Alone; exclusively. The new chef was solely responsible for attending the grill …

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  • 9solely — adv. Solely is used with these adjectives: ↑composed, ↑concerned, ↑dependent, ↑responsible Solely is used with these verbs: ↑aim, ↑attribute, ↑base, ↑concentrate, ↑confine, ↑consist, ↑ …

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  • 10Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …

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