responsible
US /riˈspɑnsəbəl/
Definition
worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Ms. Park is responsible for training all new members of the sales team.
Word Family
Synonyms
- accountableliable to account for one's actions
- in chargehaving a meaning similar to responsible
- answerablecapable of being answered
Collocations
- Easy responsible pet ownerdescribing responsible pet owner (worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable)
- Medium responsible for daily project reportingdescribing responsible for daily project reporting (worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable)
- Hard hold directors legally responsible for gross negligenceto organize, conduct, or retain regarding directors legally responsible for gross negligence
- Very Hard act as a responsible steward of public trustto act as a responsible steward of public trust, meaning to perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.