responsible

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. (postpositional) Having the duty of taking care of something; answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically.
2. (postpositional) Being a primary cause of a situation or action and thus able to be blamed or credited for it.
3. Answerable to (a superior).
4. Involving important duties; involving a degree of personal accountability on the part of the person concerned.
5. Having good judgment in decision-making.
6. Able to be trusted; reliable; trustworthy.
7. Capable of rational conduct and thus morally accountable for one's behavior.

Noun

1. (archaic) The individual who bears the responsibility for something.
2. An actor taking on the lesser roles in repertory theatre.

Sinonieme

accountable

reliable

liable

answerable

trustworthy

dependable

trusty

trustable

truthful

true

credible

conscientious

secure

believable

unfailing

ethical

straight

sensible

convincing

righteous

responsibility

principled

kosher

honorable

honest

in charge

blameful

compatible

congruent

corresponding

counterpart

creditworthy

culpable

guilty

responsible for

serious

solvent

sure

creditable

faithful

for

grave

🪦

great

bear responsibility

hangdog

harmless

high

conceited

competent

important

Vertalings

responsable

verantwoordelijk

responsable

verantwortlich

responsabile

responsável

aansprakelijk

responsable

verantwortungsvoll

υπεύθυνος

verantwortungsbewusst

betrouwbaar

haftbar

sûr

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈspɒnsəbəl/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Middle French responsable, from Old French responsable, responsible, formed from the root of Latin responsus, from respondere. The spelling of the English word is taken from the Old French variant responsible. By surface analysis, response + -ible.

Sinne

They were also responsible for early parts of the Leicester Royal Infirmary .