answerable

«answerable» in Mova's school dictionary: Having to explain your actions to someone and take… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (answerable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Having to explain your actions to someone and take responsibility: «answerable to» someone. tree →

2) Able to be answered. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in civics and work: a government is answerable to the people; a pupil is answerable to the teacher. Phrases: «answerable to», «answerable for».

examples

• The head teacher is answerable to the governors. tree →
• You are answerable for your own behaviour. tree →
• Is that question answerable? tree →
• Police must be answerable to the public. tree →
• The captain is answerable for the team's kit. tree →
• Some riddles aren't answerable at all. tree →

note

Means responsible, not «able to talk». «Answerable to» a person, «answerable for» a thing.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «answerable» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.