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accountable

adjective

liable to account for one's actions

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Word length
11
Starts with
A
Ends with
E
Contains
CC
Scrabble score
17
CEFR level
A2

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Pronunciation

əˈkaʊntəbl̩

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adjective

  1. liable to account for one's actions

    “governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves”

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Example Sentences

governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves
fully accountable for what they did
the court held the parents answerable for their minor child's acts of vandalism
he was answerable to no one

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