responsible in English: Having the job of looking after something, or being the person who caused something. (adjective)

Translation

Having the job of looking after something, or being the person who caused something.

Word origin

From Latin respondere, meaning to answer. A responsible person answers for what they do.

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"Responsible for" tells you what the job covers.

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Here it asks who caused it.

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"Responsible" here means careful and sensible.

duty

Something you must do because it is right, or because it is part of your job.

blame

To say that someone did the wrong thing that caused a problem.

job

The work a person does regularly to earn money, or a task that must be done.

care

To feel that someone or something is important to you.

boss

The person who is in charge and tells the workers what to do.

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