accountable
gb/əkˈaʊntəbəl/ us/əkˈaʊntəbəl/
B2
Англійська
~ 5400
Значення
0 значень
adjective
B2
property
1
responsible and answerable for actions
Responsible for what you do and having to explain or accept the result, especially to another person or group.
Модель уживання:
be accountable for [something] / be accountable to [someone]
Поширена помилка:
Learners sometimes confuse "accountable" with "capable" or "able" because of the similar endings. "Accountable" always includes the idea of responsibility and having to explain actions. Also, learners may say "accountable of" instead of the correct prepositions "accountable for" (thing/action) or "accountable to" (person/group).
Синоніми
responsible (General word for being in charge of something or to blame for it, without always stressing the need to explain your actions.)
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answerable (Slightly more formal; strongly emphasizes having to justify actions to someone.)
Антоніми
unaccountable (Describes someone or something that does not have to explain actions or accept responsibility.)
Словосполучення
held accountable
|accountable for their actions
|accountable to the public
|personally accountable
|financially accountable
|legally accountable
Теми
law
|business
|politics
|ethics
|work
Приклади
- As a manager, you are accountable for the performance of your team.
- Elected officials must be accountable to the voters who put them in office.
- The company was held accountable for the environmental damage it caused.
- She made it clear that every student would be accountable for meeting the deadline.
- Without clear rules, it is hard to know who is accountable when things go wrong.
Навчальні приклади
- Parents are accountable for the safety of their children.
- The boss is accountable to the owners of the company.
- He was held accountable for the mistake at work.
- In a democracy, leaders are accountable to the people.
- Each team member is accountable for their own tasks.
adjective
literary
C1
property
2
able to be explained or justified
Possible to explain or understand using reasons or facts.
Модель уживання:
be accountable to [reason/experience]
Поширена помилка:
This sense is rare in modern English. Learners are better off using "explicable" or "can be explained". Do not use "accountable" with this meaning in everyday speech, as it may sound old-fashioned or confusing.
Синоніми
explicable (More common in modern use for something that can be explained; similar meaning but more neutral and slightly technical.)
Антоніми
inexplicable (Describes something that cannot be explained or understood, the opposite of this sense of "accountable".)
Теми
communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Приклади
- The strange lights in the sky were barely accountable by known scientific theories.
- Most of the changes in temperature are accountable by seasonal weather patterns.
- The error is not easily accountable on the basis of the data we have.
Навчальні приклади
- The delay is accountable by the heavy traffic.
- Some events in history are not accountable by simple answers.
- Their success is accountable when you see how hard they worked.
Граматика
Словникова форма
accountable
IPA
GB/əkˈaʊntəbəl/
US/əkˈaʊntəbəl/
Склади й наголос
ac - count - able (3 склади)
Stress on 2nd syllable (count)
Форми слова
Adjective
- Base: accountable
Споріднені слова
Core family
accountability
noun B2
account
noun A2
Related words
accountant
noun B1
accounting
noun
Negative and opposite forms
unaccountable
adjective C1
Advanced or less common
accountancy
noun
Вирази
accountable for something
1/əkˈaʊntəbəl fɚ sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
responsible for a specific result
Responsible for a particular thing, action, or result and needing to explain it.
Приклади
- Each department is accountable for its own budget.
- You are accountable for the quality of the work you deliver.
accountable to someone
2/əkˈaʊntəbəl tə sˈʌmwˌʌn/
fixed phrase
responsible to a person or group
Responsible to a particular person or group and needing to explain your actions to them.
Приклади
- Public agencies are accountable to the taxpayers.
- The project team is accountable to the board of directors.
be held accountable
4/bˈi hˈɛld əkˈaʊntəbəl/
fixed phrase
be treated as responsible
To be officially seen as responsible for something and made to explain it or accept the result.
Приклади
- The minister was held accountable for the failures of the new policy.
- Companies must be held accountable when they break the law.
hold someone accountable
3/hˈoʊld sˈʌmwˌʌn əkˈaʊntəbəl/
fixed phrase
make someone accept responsibility
To say that someone is responsible for something and must explain it or accept the result.
Приклади
- We must hold the company accountable for the damage it has done to the river.
- Parents should hold their children accountable for their promises.