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be accountable for — to be responsible for something and required to explain or justify your actions

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: to be responsible for something and required to explain or justify your actions

Pronunciation (IPA): /bi əˈkaʊntəbl fɔr/

Example Sentences

  • My dog ate my homework, but I'm still accountable for not submitting it on time.
  • Politicians should be accountable for their campaign promises.
  • As team leader, Sarah is accountable for the project's success or failure.

be accountable for

NOUN

[/bi əˈkaʊntəbl fɔr/]

to be responsible for something and required to explain or justify your actions

to be responsible for something and required to explain or justify your actions
💡 Concept

to be responsible for something and required to explain or justify your actions

Be accountable for making every peak mountable and surmountable!
🎵 Rhyme

Be accountable for making every peak mountable and surmountable!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/bi əˈkaʊntəbl fɔr/
🇬🇧 UK/bi əˈkaʊntəbl fɔː/

🌳Etymology

Rootaccount
Suffix--able

🎵Rhyme

countablemountablesurmountable
countable
mountable
surmountable

🔗Collocations

be held accountable
accountable for actions
accountable for results
directly accountable
legally accountable

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“My dog ate my homework, but I'm still accountable for not submitting it on time.”

“Politicians should be accountable for their campaign promises.”

“As team leader, Sarah is accountable for the project's success or failure.”

😄 Fun example

“He claimed his evil twin was accountable for eating all the cookies.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

responsible foranswerable forliable forin charge of

Antonyms

irresponsibleunaccountableexempt from

Related

responsibilityaccountabilityliableanswerableduty

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