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What does responsible mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word responsible? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically.
  2. Capable of responding to any reasonable claim; able to answer reasonably for one's conduct and obligations; capable of rational conduct.
  3. Involving responsibility; involving a degree of personal accountability on the part of the person concerned.
  4. Being a primary cause or agent of some event or action; capable of being credited for something, or of being held liable for something.
  5. Able to be trusted; reliable; trustworthy.
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It's still unclear who was responsible for orchestrating the attack.
You should learn that the cytoskeleton is both a muscle and a skeleton, and is responsible for cell movement, cytokinesis, and the organization of the organelles.
The question arose as to who would be responsible for caring for our grandmother.
For a time he led Hut 8, the section responsible for German naval cryptanalysis.
A numerical method is developed to find the source and direction of the coherent radiation that is responsible for the existence of attopulses.
He is responsible for directing the activities of the sales team.

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