liable
11liable */*/ — UK [ˈlaɪəb(ə)l] / US adjective [never before noun] a) legally responsible for causing damage or injury, so that you have to pay something or be punished If something goes wrong, you ll be liable. liable for: The hospital was held liable for… …
12liable — /luy euh beuhl/, adj. 1. legally responsible: You are liable for the damage caused by your action. 2. subject or susceptible: to be liable to heart disease. 3. likely or apt: He s liable to get angry. [1535 45; < AF li(er) to bind ( < L ligare) + …
13liable — 01. If someone goes to a party at your house, and then tries to drive home drunk, you could be held [liable] if they are in an accident. 02. She s not a good skater, so she is [liable] to hurt herself if she goes rollerblading without a helmet.… …
14liable — li|a|ble [ˈlaıəbəl] adj [not before noun] [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Perhaps from Old French lier to tie ] 1.) liable to do sth likely to do or say something or to behave in a particular way, especially because of a fault or natural tendency =… …
15liable — li|a|ble [ laıəbl ] adjective never before noun ** legally responsible for causing damage or injury, so you have to pay something or be punished: If something goes wrong, you ll be liable. liable for: The hospital was held liable for negligence.… …
16liable — adjective Etymology: Middle English lyable, from Anglo French *liable, from lier to bind, from Latin ligare more at ligature Date: 15th century 1. a. obligated according to law or equity ; responsible b. subject to appropriation or attachment 2.… …
17liable — adj. legally obligated 1) liable for; to (she is liable to them for her children s debts) likely 2) (cannot stand alone) liable to + inf. (she is liable to show up at any time) * * * [ laɪəb(ə)l] to (she is liable to them for her children s… …
18liable — [[t]la͟ɪ͟əb(ə)l[/t]] 1) PHR MODAL When something is liable to happen, it is very likely to happen. Only a small minority of the mentally ill are liable to harm themselves or others. Syn: be likely to 2) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ to n If people or… …
19liable — apt, liable, prone 1. Used with to, prone is by far the most common statistically, liable comes second, and apt, perhaps surprisingly, trails in third place. 2. Apt to and liable to, followed by an infinitive, are virtually interchangeable,… …
20liable — adjective 1 be liable to do sth to be likely to do or say something or to behave in a particular way, especially because of a fault or natural tendency: The car is liable to overheat on long trips. 2 (not before noun) legally responsible for the… …
