Answerable - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈænsərəbl|  American pronunciation of the word answerable
Brit.  |ˈɑːns(ə)rəb(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word answerable

adjective

- capable of being answered
- morally or legally responsible to a higher authority
parents are answerable for their child's acts

Extra examples

...you are answerable for your own conduct at all times...

You are answerable to him for it.

The results were not answerable to our hopes.

The success of their labours was answerable to the purity of their motives.

He was answerable with his head, if the King's army were not duly supplied.

He is answerable to Parliament for the conduct of the Armed Force.

They would be answerable with their lives for any further dereliction of duty.

The agency is answerable to the governor.

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