Liable - English meaning

adjective

Required or expected to justify actions or decisions; responsible.

Usage examples:

Ministers are accountable to parliament

adjective

Required to explain or justify one's actions to; responsible or having to report to.

Usage examples:

The attorney general is answerable only to parliament for his decisions

adjective

To be responsible for something that happens

Usage examples:

Soldiers who obey orders to commit atrocities should be answerable for their crimes., any european …

adjective

Appropriate or suitable in the circumstances.

Usage examples:

The theme could not be more apt

noun

(as written abbreviation) an apartment.

Usage examples:

A minimalist one-bedroom apt. on the upper west side

adjective

Correct or right for a particular situation

Usage examples:

Chris’s apt comments summed up our opinions., this old roof is apt to leak when it rains., he was v…

adjective

Responsible for wrongdoing and deserving of censure or blame.

Usage examples:

The investigator found that the council was not blameworthy of doing anything wrong in the circumst…

adjective

Having done something wrong

adjective

Deserving strong criticism or disapproval

Usage examples:

The trial judge found that the conduct of the respondent was indeed censurable., i do not think her…

adjective

Deserving strong criticism or disapproval

Usage examples:

The trial judge found that the conduct of the respondent was indeed censurable., i do not think her…

adjective

Deserving strong criticism or disapproval

Usage examples:

The trial judge found that the conduct of the respondent was indeed censurable., i do not think her…

adjective

(of income) subject to tax.

Usage examples:

You calculate the net chargeable gain for the period

adjective

Something that is chargeable can be charged for or must be paid by someone

Usage examples:

Fifteen hundred chargeable hours is a common target for personal injury lawyers., all these costs a…

adjective

Deserving blame.

Usage examples:

Mercy killings are less culpable than ‘ordinary’ murders

adjective

Deserving to be blamed or considered responsible for something bad

Usage examples:

The landowner could be proved culpable for starting the fire., he strongly denies any culpability i…

adjective

Inclined or willing.

Usage examples:

James didn't seem disposed to take the hint

verb

Get rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to someone else.

Usage examples:

The waste is disposed of in the north sea

adjective

To have a specific feeling or opinion about someone or something

Usage examples:

We were always well disposed toward my uncle (= we liked him)., [ + to infinitive ] i didn’t feel d…

adjective

Not working or made correctly; having defects.

Usage examples:

A faulty brake

adjective

Not working correctly, or not correct

Usage examples:

Faulty brakes, his arguments were based on faulty reasoning.

adjective

Not working correctly

Usage examples:

The company recalled over 500,000 cars last year because of a faulty connection in their new model.…

adjective

Specified or stated.

Usage examples:

They gathered at a given time

preposition

Taking into account.

Usage examples:

Given the complexity of the task, they did a good job

noun

Past participle of give.

adjective

Culpable of or responsible for a specified wrongdoing.

Usage examples:

He was found guilty of manslaughter

adjective

If you feel guilty, you feel that you have done something wrong

Usage examples:

I feel so guilty about forgetting your birthday.

adjective

Leaning or turning away from the vertical or horizontal; sloping.

Usage examples:

An inclined ramp

verb

Be favourably disposed towards or willing to do something.

Usage examples:

He was inclined to accept the offer

At an angle to the horizontal or vertical position

adjective

Such as well might happen or be true; probable.

Usage examples:

Speculation on the likely effect of opting out

adverb

Probably.

Usage examples:

We will most likely go to a bar

adjective

Expected to happen; probable

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] if i don’t write it down, i’m likely to forget., i’ll most likely get there at …

verb

Make someone liable or inclined to a specified attitude, action, or condition.

Usage examples:

Lack of exercise may predispose an individual to high blood pressure

adjective

Likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something unpleasant or regrettable.

Usage examples:

Farmed fish are prone to disease

verb

Turn (a patient) so as to lie face down for a period of time in order to improve the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs during mechanical ventilation.

Usage examples:

Twice a day he was proned to try and get as much oxygen into his body as possible

verb

Drop into a prone position; lie face down.

Usage examples:

They searched him and told him to prone out on the ground next to his car

adjective

Having an obligation to do something, or having control over or care for someone, as part of one's job or role.

Usage examples:

The cabinet minister responsible for education

adjective

Having the duty of taking care of something

Usage examples:

The government’s energy regulatory board is responsible for nuclear safety., we are not responsible…

adjective

Used to describe something, for example, a job, where you are able to act and make decisions on your own

Usage examples:

It's a responsible job for which i've been well rewarded., he is responsible for the council's wast…

verb

Regularly or frequently behave in a particular way or have a certain characteristic.

Usage examples:

Written language tends to be formal

verb

Care for or look after; give one's attention to.

Usage examples:

Varela tended plants on the roof