- responsible
- adj.1 having the job/duty of doing sthVERBS▪ be▪ become▪ remain▪ make sb▪
I am making you responsible for the cooking.
▪ leave sb▪I'm leaving you responsible for Juliet's protection.
ADVERB▪ completely, entirely, fully, totally, wholly▪ chiefly, largely, mainly, primarily▪ directly▪Thompson is directly responsible for all aspects of the business unit.
▪ individually, personally▪ solely▪if you're solely responsible for your family's welfare
▪ collectively, equally, jointly▪Members of the committee are collectively responsible for all decisions taken.
▪Both parents are equally responsible for raising the children.
▪ formally, legally▪ nominally▪the person nominally responsible for staff training
▪ ultimately▪The board is ultimately responsible for policy decisions.
▪ financiallyPREPOSITION▪ for▪They're responsible for cleaning the engine.
2 being the cause of sth/to blame for sthVERBS▪ be, feel, seem▪No single pathogen seems wholly responsible for the disease.
▪ become▪ believe sb (to be), consider sb, deem sb, find sb, hold sb, regard sb as, see sb as, think sb▪A man arrested in Madrid is believed to be responsible for the bombings.
▪They held him responsible for the failure of the policy.
ADVERB▪ completely, entirely, fully, wholly▪ chiefly, largely, mainly, primarily, principally▪It's been one of the factors chiefly responsible for improved public health.
▪ in part, partially, partly, somewhat▪ equally▪We are all equally responsible for its success.
▪ directly▪ indirectly▪ personally▪ single-handedly, solely▪He was almost single-handedly responsible for the flourishing drug trade in the town.
▪ ultimately▪ somehow▪Did he think her somehow responsible for Mario's death?
▪ morally▪ criminallyPREPOSITION▪ for▪Who was responsible for the mistake?
3 having to report to sb/sthVERBS▪ beADVERB▪ directly▪ ultimately▪a complex web of party bodies ultimately responsible to the Central Committee
PREPOSITION▪ to▪The prime minister is directly responsible to Parliament.
4 showing/needing good sense and reliabilityVERBS▪ be, seem▪ become▪ consider sb▪In California you have to be 21 to be considered responsible enough to drink.
▪ make sb▪their efforts to make the industry more responsible and responsive to concerns
ADVERB▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.▪ highly▪ ecologically, environmentally▪The organization needs to become more environmentally responsible.
▪ ethically, morally, politically, socially▪Resources must be allocated in a morally responsible way.
▪ financially, fiscally (esp. AmE)PREPOSITION▪ with▪They are not very responsible with money.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
