ansvarlig — meaning in English
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English meaning
- accountable adj Required to explain or answer for one's actions; responsible.
- responsible adj Having a duty to take care of something, or being accountable for its outcome.
Senses
ansvarlig is used for these senses in English:
- accountable Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable.
- responsible (postpositive, followed by "for") Having the duty of taking care of something; answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically.
- responsible (postpositive, followed by "for") Being a primary cause of a situation or action and thus able to be blamed or credited for it.
responsible — full definition
- adj Having a duty to take care of something, or being accountable for its outcome.
- adj Being the main cause of something, especially something wrong, and therefore able to be blamed.
- adj Reliable, sensible, and trustworthy in behavior.