- having the job or duty of doing something or taking care of somebody/something, so that you may be blamed if something goes wrong
- responsible for doing something Mike is responsible for designing the entire project.
- responsible for somebody/something Even where parents no longer live together, they each continue to be responsible for their children.
- The management team is directly responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company.
- I'd like to talk to whoever is responsible here.
Extra Examples- All members of the Cabinet are collectively responsible for decisions taken.
- Both parents are equally responsible for raising the children.
- I am making you responsible for the cooking.
- I'm leaving you responsible for Juliet's protection.
- The board is ultimately responsible for policy decisions.
- The company could not indicate a person even nominally responsible for staff training.
- They're responsible for cleaning the engine.
- Thompson is directly responsible for all aspects of the business unit.
- We are all equally responsible for its success.
- if you're solely responsible for your family's welfare
- the person nominally responsible for staff training
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- remain
- …
- completely
- entirely
- fully
- …
- for
- being able to be blamed for something
- responsible for something Who's responsible for this mess?
- He is mentally ill and cannot be held responsible for his actions.
- We will ensure that anyone found responsible for the accident is held accountable.
- Everything will be done to bring those responsible to justice.
- You mustn't feel responsible in any way.
Extra Examples- Did he think her somehow responsible for Eddie's death?
- He was almost single-handedly responsible for the flourishing drug trade in the town.
- She was very distressed at the time and cannot be held responsible for her actions.
- I believe the press to be partly responsible for the recent rise in racist attacks.
- Who was responsible for the mistake?
- They held him responsible for the failure of the policy.
- The commander was personally responsible for ordering the attack on the village.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- seem
- …
- completely
- entirely
- fully
- …
- for
- being the cause of something
- responsible for something Cigarette smoking is responsible for about 90 per cent of deaths from lung cancer.
- He believes that man-made carbon dioxide is directly responsible for global warming.
- Hormonal changes may be partly responsible for these mood swings.
Extra ExamplesTopics Change, cause and effectb2- It's been one of the factors chiefly responsible for improved public health.
- No single pathogen seems wholly responsible for the disease.
- An investigation into the contamination of the water supply revealed that fracking was responsible.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- seem
- …
- completely
- entirely
- fully
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- for
- (of people, organizations or their actions or behaviour) that you can trust and rely on synonym conscientious
- The child should be accompanied by a parent or other responsible adult.
- We need to teach our children to act as responsible citizens.
- the importance of using medicines in a responsible manner
- Clare has a mature and responsible attitude to work.
- The firm specializes in socially responsible investments.
- responsible with something They are not very responsible with money.
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesb2- Resources must be allocated in a morally responsible way.
- In California you have to be 21 to be considered responsible enough to drink.
- their efforts to make the industry more responsible and responsive to concerns
- The organization needs to become more environmentally responsible.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- with
- [usually before noun] needing somebody who can be trusted and relied on; involving important duties
- a responsible position
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- remain
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- completely
- entirely
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- responsible to somebody/something having to report to somebody/something with authority or in a higher position and explain to them what you have done
- The Council of Ministers is responsible to the Assembly.
Extra Examples- a complex web of party bodies ultimately responsible to the Central Committee
- The prime minister is directly responsible to Parliament.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- directly
- ultimately
- to
having job/duty
causing something
reliable
job
to somebody in authority
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘answering to, corresponding’): from obsolete French responsible, from Latin respons- ‘answered, offered in return’, from the verb respondere, from re- ‘again’ + spondere ‘to pledge’.
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