ac·count·a·ble

(ə-koun′tə-bəl)

adj.

1. Expected or required to account for one's actions; answerable. See Synonyms at responsible.

2. Capable of being explained: an accountable phenomenon.

ac·count′a·bil′i·ty, ac·count′a·ble·ness n.

ac·count′a·bly adv.

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accountable

(əˈkaʊntəbəl)

adj

1. responsible to someone or for some action; answerable

2. able to be explained

acˌcountaˈbility n

acˈcountably adv

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ac•count•a•ble

(əˈkaʊn tə bəl)

adj.

1. subject to the obligation to report or justify something; responsible; answerable.

2. capable of being explained; explicable.

[1375–1425]

ac•count′a•bly, adv.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

accountable - liable to account for one's actions; "governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves"; "fully accountable for what they did"; "the court held the parents answerable for their minor child's acts of vandalism"; "he was answerable to no one"

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"

accountable

adjective answerable, subject, responsible, obliged, liable, amenable, obligated, chargeable The major industries should be accountable to their customers.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

accountable

adjective

1. Legally obligated:

amenable, answerable, liable, responsible.

2. Capable of being explained or accounted for:

decipherable, explainable, explicable, illustratable, interpretable.

Translations

يـُمْكِنُ تَفْسِيره

odpovědný

ansvarlig

verantwortlichverantwortlich zeichnen

υπόλογος ευεξήγητος

responsable

tilivelvollinenvastuullinen

responsable comptable correspondant

odgovoran

responsabile

説明する責任がある

책임이 있는

verantwoordelijk aansprakelijk

ansvarig

รับผิดชอบ

sorumlu

chịu trách nhiệm

负责

accountable

[əˈkaʊntəbl] ADJ → responsable (for, to de ante) not accountable for one's actions → no responsable de los propios actos
he is accountable only to himself → sólo se da cuentas a sí mismo, sólo se siente responsable ante sí mismo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

accountable

[əˈkaʊntəb^əl] adj → responsable
to be accountable for sth → être responsable de qch
to be accountable to sb → être responsable devant qn
to be accountable to sb for sth → être responsable de qch devant qn
to hold sb accountable for sth → tenir qn responsable de qch
to be held accountable for sth → être tenu responsable de qch

accountable

adj → verantwortlich (to sb jdm); to hold somebody accountable (for something) → jdn (für etw) verantwortlich machen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

accountable

[əˈkauntəbl] adj to be accountable (for sth/to sb) → essere responsabile (di qc/verso qn)

accountable

→ يـُمْكِنُ تَفْسِيره odpovědný ansvarlig verantwortlich υπόλογος responsable tilivelvollinen responsable odgovoran responsabile 説明する責任がある 책임이 있는 verantwoordelijk ansvarlig odpowiedzialny responsável ответственный ansvarig รับผิดชอบ sorumlu chịu trách nhiệm 负责

accountable

a. responsable, contable.