Be+answerable
11answerable — /ˈænsərəbəl/ (say ansuhruhbuhl) adjective 1. capable of being answered. –phrase 2. answerable for, accountable for, responsible for: I am answerable for his safety. 3. answerable to, a. liable to be called to account to or asked to defend one s… …
12answerable — adjective /ˈæn.sɛɹ.ʌ.bl/ a) Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be answerable for a debt, or for damages …
13answerable — adj. answerable for; to (we are answerable to our superiors for our actions) * * * [ ɑːns(ə)rəb(ə)l] to (we are answerable to our superiors for our actions) answerable for …
14answerable — answerability, answerableness, n. answerably, adv. /an seuhr euh beuhl, ahn /, adj. 1. liable to be asked to give account; responsible: He is answerable to a committee for all his decisions. 2. capable of being answered: a question answerable by… …
15answerable — an|swer|a|ble [ˈa:nsərəbəl US ˈæn ] adj 1.) be answerable to sb (for sth) to have to explain your actions to someone in authority ▪ The agency is answerable to the governor. 2.) a question that is answerable can be answered …
16answerable — adjective 1 be answerable to to have to explain your actions to someone in authority: I am answerable to the government for any decisions I make. 2 a question that is answerable can be answered …
17answerable — adjective 1》 (answerable to) responsible to or having to report to. ↘(answerable for) responsible for (something). 2》 (of a question) able to be answered …
18answerable to — responsible to or having to report to. → answerable …
19answerable — adjective the ensign is answerable to the captain Syn: accountable, responsible, liable; subject See note at responsible …
20answerable — an•swer•a•ble [[t]ˈæn sər ə bəl, ˈɑn [/t]] adj. 1) liable to be asked to give account; responsible 2) capable of being answered 3) proportionate; correlative (usu. fol. by to) 4) corresponding; suitable (usu. fol. by to): an amount not answerable …
