answerable

ˈænsərəbəl

Definition

Definition of answerable - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

questionable to be answered or resolved

The mystery was finally answerable after new evidence emerged.

resolvable

solvable

accountablerequired to justify actions to someone

She is answerable to the board for her decisions.

accountable

liable

responsible

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answerable to

adj.

required to explain actions to someone

She is answerable to the board for her decisions.

be answerable for

have responsibility and need to explain actions or results

You will be answerable for the team's mistakes.

Origin of answerable

Old English, andswarian (to answer) + -able (capable of)

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criminal responsibility

law concept

legal state of being answerable for an offence under criminal law

criminally responsible

adj.

legal

legally answerable under criminal law for a harmful act or failure

democratically accountable

adj.

politics

answerable to citizens through elections or other open democratic processes

sense of accountability

psychology

inner feeling of being responsible and answerable for actions or results

accountably

adv.

responsibility

in a responsible and answerable way

Examples of answerable in a sentence

All inquiries were answerable by the expert panel.
Managers are answerable to their superiors for team performance.
The minister is answerable to the parliament for his actions.

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French:résoluble, responsable, ...
German:beantwortbar, verantwortlich, ...
Italian:risolvibile, responsabile, ...
Spanish:contestable, responsable, ...
Portuguese:resolúvel, responsável, ...
Chinese:可回答的, 负责的, ...
Japanese:解決可能, 説明責任がある, ...
Arabic:قابِل لِلإِجابَة, مَسْؤول, ...
Hebrew:תָּשִׁיב, אַחְרָאִי, ...
Russian:разрешимый, подотчетный, ...
Ukrainian:розв'язний, відповідальний, ...
Hindi:उत्तर योग्य, जवाबदेह, ...
Bengali:উত্তরযোগ্য, জবাবদিহির, ...
Catalan:resoluble, responsable, ...
Czech:zodpověditelný, odpovědný, ...
Danish:løsbar, ansvarlig over for, ...
Dutch:oplosbaar, verantwoordelijk, ...
Greek:επιλύσιμος, υπόλογος, ...
Hungarian:megválaszolható, elszámoltatható, ...
Khmer:អាចឆ្លើយបាន, មានទំនួលខុសត្រូវ, ...
Korean:답변 가능한, 책임이 있는, ...
Persian:قابل پاسخ, پاسخگو, ...
Polish:rozwiązywalny, odpowiedzialny, ...
Portuguese (BR):resolvível, responsável, ...
Romanian:rezolvabil, responsabil, ...
Swedish:lösbar, ansvarig, ...
Thai:สามารถตอบได้, รับผิดชอบต่อ, ...
Turkish:cevaplanabilir, sorumlu, ...
Vietnamese:có thể giải đáp, chịu trách nhiệm, ...

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