How to pronounce“responsible”in English
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Definitions of “responsible”
Having the duty of taking care of something; answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically.
“Parents are responsible for their child's behaviour.”
Being a primary cause of a situation or action and thus able to be blamed or credited for it.
“Who is responsible for this mess?”
The person who bears the responsibility for something.
“Were this not so, long since would we have traced directly home the responsibility for the war on Freedom in the Philippines. Long since, would we have hanged the responsibles as traitors to our country.”
An actor taking on the lesser roles in repertory theatre.
“[…] first appeared on August Bank Holiday, 1901, at Grand Theatre, Llandudno, playing "responsibles" with Edward Compton; […]”
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