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answerable

Pronunciation: [ˈæn.sər.ə.bəl]

Word

Context: "responsibility"

(adjective) when someone is responsible for something and has to explain or take care of it. If you make a promise or do a job, you are answerable for what happens next.

Example

The project manager is answerable for the success of the team's work.

Example

The student is not answerable for the teacher's mistakes.

Example

Who is answerable for this decision?

Context: "obligation"

(adjective) when someone is expected to respond or give information about their actions. If you're involved in something, you might need to be answerable to someone about it.

Example

As a team leader, she is answerable to her supervisor about the team's progress.

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He doesn't feel answerable to anyone for his choices.

Example

Is everyone in the company answerable to the board of directors?

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