amenable

əˈmiːnəbl̩

Definition

Definition of amenable - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

openwilling to respond to suggestions or persuasion

She was amenable to the new ideas.

agreeable

compliant

responsive

responsibilityliable to be held accountable or responsible

He is amenable for his actions at work.

accountable

answerable

responsible

testable

TECH.

capable of being tested or judged

TECH.

The theory is amenable to scientific scrutiny.

assessable

testable

legal

TECH.

liable to legal authority or jurisdiction

TECH.

The company is amenable to local laws.

accountable

answerable

liable

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amenable to

adj.

willing to be influenced or affected by something

The disease is amenable to this new treatment.

amenable to reason

adj.

willing to listen to logical arguments or persuasion

She is amenable to reason and will consider your points.

Origin of amenable

French, amener (to lead) + -able (capable)

Examples of amenable in a sentence

The committee seemed amenable to the proposed changes.
The manager was amenable for the team's failure.
She is amenable for the project's outcome.
The hypothesis is amenable to empirical testing.
This model is amenable to various analytical methods.
The foreign company is amenable to international regulations.

He was found amenable to the court's jurisdiction.

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French:ouvert, responsable, ...
German:aufgeschlossen, verantwortlich, ...
Italian:disponibile, responsabile, ...
Spanish:dispuesto, responsable, ...
Portuguese:receptivo, responsável, ...
Chinese:顺从的, 负有责任的, ...
Japanese:前向きな, 責任がある, ...
Arabic:قابِل, خاضِع لِلمَسْؤُولِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:פָּתוּחַ, אַחְרַאי, ...
Russian:сговорчивый, ответственный, ...
Ukrainian:відкритий, відповідальний, ...
Hindi:राज़ी, जवाबदेह, ...
Bengali:অনুকূল, দায়িত্বশীল, ...
Catalan:receptiu, responsable, ...
Czech:přístupný, odpovědný, ...
Danish:modtagelig, ansvarlig, ...
Dutch:ontvankelijk, aansprakelijk, ...
Greek:δεκτικός, υπεύθυνος, ...
Hungarian:fogékony, felelősségre vonható, ...
Khmer:ទទួលយកយោបល់, ត្រូវទទួលខុសត្រូវ, ...
Korean:수용적인, 책임을 지는, ...
Persian:پذیرا, مسئول, ...
Polish:otwarty, odpowiedzialny, ...
Portuguese (BR):aberto, responsável, ...
Romanian:deschis, răspunzător, ...
Swedish:mottaglig, ansvarig, ...
Thai:เปิดรับ, รับผิดชอบ, ...
Turkish:açık, sorumlu, ...
Vietnamese:dễ tiếp thu, chịu trách nhiệm, ...

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