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an·swer·a·ble  (nsr--bl)
adj.
1. Subject to being called to answer; accountable. See Synonyms at responsible.
2. That can be answered or refuted: an answerable charge.
3. Archaic
a. Suitable.
b. Corresponding.

answer·a·bili·ty, answer·a·ble·ness n.
answer·a·bly adv.

answerable
Adjective
answerable for or to responsible for or accountable to
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.answerable - capable of being answered
soluble - susceptible of solution or of being solved or explained; "the puzzle is soluble"
2.answerable - morally or legally responsible to a higher authority; "parents are answerable for their child's acts"
responsible - worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable; "a responsible adult"; "responsible journalism"; "a responsible position"; "the captain is responsible for the ship's safety"; "the cabinet is responsible to the parliament"

answerable
adjective responsible for or to, to blame for, liable for or to, accountable for or to, chargeable for, subject to
Translations
Spanish answerable [ˈɑːnsərəbl] adj answerable to sb for sth → responsable ante algn de algo
French answerable [ˈɑːnsərəbl] adj answerable (to sb/for sth) → responsable (devant qn/de qch);
I am answerable to no-one → je n'ai de comptes à rendre à personne

German answerable [ˈɑːnsərəbl] answer adj to be answerable to sb for sth → jdm gegenüber für etw verantwortlich sein;
I am answerable to no-one answer → ich brauche mich vor niemandem zu verantworten

Italian answerable [ˈɑːnsərəbl] adj answerable (to sb/for sth) → responsabile (verso qn/di qc);
I am answerable to no-one → non devo rispondere a nessuno

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The following by certain estates of men, answerable to that, which a great person himself professeth (as of soldiers, to him that hath been employed in the wars, and the like), hath ever been a thing civil, and well taken, even in monarchies; so it be without too much pomp or popularity.
We spent the next night in the mountains, but when we should have set out in the morning, were obliged to a fierce dispute with the old Moor, who had not yet lost his inclination to destroy us; he would have had us taken a road which was full of those people we were so much afraid of: at length finding he could not prevail with us, that we charged the goods upon him as belonging to the Emperor, to whom he should be answerable for the loss of them, he consented, in a sullen way, to go with us.
The person answerable for this premature departure was Francis Westwick.
 
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