responsible adjective (DUTY)
be responsible for sb/sth/doing sth
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- The city council is responsible for keeping the streets clean.
- Our practice is responsible for about five thousand patients in this part of Leeds.
- Council employees are responsible for the upkeep of the gardens.
- The Forestry Commission is responsible for preserving over 2 million acres of woodland.
- Nurseries are responsible for the children in their care.
be responsible to sb/sth
› to be controlled by someone or something:
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Duty, obligation and responsibility
- accountable
- answer for sb/sth
- answer for sth
- answer to sb
- answerable
- brother
- commitment
- fail
- have sth on your hands idiom
- I am not my brother's keeper idiom
- in the hot seat idiom
- incharge
- it's your own lookout idiom
- portfolio
- responsibility
- risk
- saddle sb with sth
- social contract
- stick
- stick sb with sth
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responsible adjective (BLAME)
be responsible for sth/doing sth
More examples
- The company claims (that) it is not responsible for the pollution in the river.
- To some extent, she was responsible for the accident.
- Those responsible for these crimes must be brought to court and punished.
- The car is responsible for causing a lot of damage to our environment.
- The police seem certain (that) they will find the people responsible for the attack.
hold sb/sth responsible
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responsible adjective (GOOD JUDGMENT)
B2 having good judgment and the ability to act correctly and make decisions on your own:
a hard-working and responsible employee
Opposite
More examples
- He's grown into a fine, responsible young man.
- He seemed to be a responsible person, so I left him to his own devices.
- The company is currently trying to burnish its socially responsible image.
- The company is regarded as an extremely responsible employer.
- They were looking for someone responsible enough to be left alone with the children.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
- an old/a wise head on young shoulders idiom
- be a victory for common sense idiom
- canny
- discerning
- discriminating
- far-sighted
- gnomic
- legitimacy
- neatly
- no flies on sb idiom
- no-nonsense
- out of the mouths of babes (and sucklings) idiom
- perspective
- right-minded
- sagacious
- sage
- savoir-faire
- sensible
- wise
- wisely
