accountable (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *accountable*:
ADJECTIVE	all	accountable	liable to account for one's actions

accountable > pronunciation
Sounds	ahkaw'nahbahl; ahkaw'ntahbahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *accountable*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	liable to account for one's actions.
Examples	"governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves" "fully accountable for what they did"
Broader	responsible	worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust
Spanish	responsable
Catalan	responsable
Nouns	accountability	responsibility to someone or for some activity
Verbs	account	furnish a justifying analysis or explanation

HyperDic: accountable