responsible

B1 Topic:Money & Finance

US /ɹɪˈspɑn.sə.bəl/ UK /ɹɪˈspɒn.sə.bəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #1369

Meanings

1

adj
In charge of something and expected to deal with it.

She is responsible for training the new staff.
2

adj
Being the cause of something, so deserving blame or credit.

Who is responsible for this mess?
3

adj
Sensible and able to be trusted.

He's a responsible young man who always keeps his promises.
4

adj
Involving important duties and accountability.

She was promoted to a responsible position in the company.

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Opposites

irresponsible

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Derived forms co-responsibleeco-responsibleirresponsibility irresponsiblenonresponsibleresponsibilityresponsibilizeresponsibleness responsiblysemiresponsiblesuperresponsibleunresponsible

Related forms irresponsible respond response responsibility responsibleness responsibly

Etymology

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.

responsable Middle French responsus Latin

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# responsible

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈspɑn.sə.bəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ɹɪˈspɒn.sə.bəl/
**Frequency rank:** 1369

## Meanings
1. In charge of something and expected to deal with it.
2. Being the cause of something, so deserving blame or credit.
3. Sensible and able to be trusted.
4. Involving important duties and accountability.

## Examples
- She is responsible for training the new staff.
- Who is responsible for this mess?
- He's a responsible young man who always keeps his promises.
- She was promoted to a responsible position in the company.

## Antonyms
- irresponsible

## Derived Forms
- co-responsible
- eco-responsible
- irresponsibility
- irresponsible
- nonresponsible
- responsibility
- responsibilize
- responsibleness
- responsibly
- semiresponsible
- superresponsible
- unresponsible

## Related Forms
- irresponsible
- respond
- response
- responsibility
- responsibleness
- responsibly

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: responsable
- Root: responsus
- Affix: -ible - able to be

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Responsible comes 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. Modern senses include in charge of something and expected to deal with it. and being the cause of something, so deserving blame or credit.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as co-responsible, eco-responsible, irresponsibility, irresponsible, nonresponsible, and responsibility and related forms such as irresponsible, respond, response, and responsibility.

## Topics
- Money & Finance

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