English-Thai Dictionary

answerable

ADJ ตอบ ได้  แก้ ได้  ที่ มี คำตอบ  tob-dai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ANSWERABLE

a. 1. That may be answered; that to which a reply may be made, usually implying that the answer may be satisfactory; as, an answerable argument.
2. Obliged to give an account, or liable to be called to account; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal.
3. Obliged or liable to pay, indemnify or make good; as, to be answerable for a debt or for damages.
4. Correspondent; agreeing with; in conformity with; as, the features expressed in a picture are answerable to the original.
5. Suitable; suited; proportionate; as, an achievement answerable to the preparation for it.
6. Equal; correspondent; proportionate; as, the success is answerable to my desires.

 

ANSWERABLENESS

n.The quality of being answerable, liable, responsible, or correspondent.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ANSWERABLE

ANSWERABLE An "swer *a *ble, a.

 

1. Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be answerable for a debt, or for damages. Will any man argue that. .. he can not be justly punished, but is answerable only to God Swift.

 

2. Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer. The argument, though subtle, is yet answerable. Johnson.

 

3. Correspondent; conformable; hence, comparable. What wit and policy of man is answerable to their discreet and orderly course Holland. This revelation. .. was answerable to that of the apostle to the Thessalonians. Milton.

 

4. Proportionate; commensurate; suitable; as, an achievement answerable to the preparation for it.

 

5. Equal; equivalent; adequate. [Archaic ] Had the valor of his soldiers been answerable, he had reached that year, as was thought, the utmost bounds of Britain. Milton.

 

ANSWERABLENESS

ANSWERABLENESS An "swer *a *ble *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being answerable, liable, responsible, or correspondent.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

answerable

an swer a ble |ˈansərəbəl ˈæns (ə )rəbəl | ▶adjective 1 [ predic. ] (answerable to ) required to explain or justify one's actions to; responsible or having to report to: I'm not answerable to you for my every movement. • (answerable for ) responsible for: an employer is answerable for the negligence of his employees. 2 (of a question ) able to be answered: straightforward and answerable questions.

 

Oxford Dictionary

answerable

an ¦swer |able |ˈɑːns (ə )rəb (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 (answerable to ) required to explain or justify one's actions to; responsible or having to report to: the Attorney General is answerable only to Parliament for his decisions. • (answerable for ) responsible for: an employer is answerable for the negligence of his employees. 2 (of a question ) able to be answered: straightforward and answerable questions.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

answerable

answerable adjective the ensign is answerable to the captain: accountable, responsible, liable; subject.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

answerable

answerable adjective the attorney general is answerable only to Parliament for his decisions: accountable, responsible, liable; subject.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

answerable

an swer a ble /ǽns (ə )rəb (ə )l |ɑ́ːn -/形容詞 1 〖be ～〗〈人などが 〉【人などに対して /言動などについて 】説明する責任がある ; 責任を問われる «to /for » (→responsible ).2 返答可能な 〈問題など 〉.á n swer a bly 副詞