Klryz
Pronunciation guide: IPA symbols, stress and word endings

Vowels

iːseeɪsite / ɛbedæcat
ɑːfatherɒhot (UK)ɔːlawʊput
uːtooʌcupɜːbirdəabout
eɪdayaɪmyɔɪboyaʊnow
əʊ / oʊgo (UK / US)ɪəneareəhairʊətour

Consonants that look unusual

θthinðthisʃsheʒmeasure
tʃchurchdʒjudgeŋsingjyes

p b t d k g f v s z h m n l r w sound as in ordinary English spelling.

Marks

  • ˈ main stress, before the stressed syllable: /ˈwɔːtə/ water · ˌ lighter (secondary) stress: /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ understand
  • ː a long vowel · (r) an r said only in accents that pronounce it (most American, Scottish, Irish)

Common word endings

  • -s / -es (plurals; he/she form of verbs): /s/ after voiceless sounds (cats), /z/ after voiced (dogs), /ɪz/ after s, z, sh, ch, j sounds (buses, watches). Spelling: -es after s, x, z, ch, sh; consonant + y → -ies (city → cities).
  • -ed (past): /t/ after voiceless sounds (walked), /d/ after voiced (played), /ɪd/ after t or d (wanted). Spelling: love → loved, stop → stopped, carry → carried.
  • -ing: make → making, run → running, see → seeing.
  • Irregular: go, went, gone · be, was, been · see, saw, seen · man → men · child → children · mouse → mice.
  • Older (King James) forms: -eth = -s (he loveth = he loves) · -est with “thou” (thou lovest) · spake = spoke.

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responsible

UK /ɹɪˈspɒn.sə.bəl/ · US /ɹɪˈspɑn.sə.bəl/ adjective, noun

Forms responsibles

  1. adjective (postpositive, followed by "for") Having the duty of taking care of something; answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically. “Parents are responsible for their child's behaviour.”
  2. adjective (postpositive, followed by "for") Being a primary cause of a situation or action and thus able to be blamed or credited for it. “Who is responsible for this mess?”
  3. adjective (followed by "to") Answerable to (a superior).
  4. adjective (of a job or position) Involving important duties; involving a degree of personal accountability on the part of the person concerned. “She has a responsible position in the firm.”
  5. adjective Having good judgment in decision-making.
  6. adjective Able to be trusted; reliable; trustworthy. “He looks like a responsible guy.”
  7. adjective Capable of rational conduct and thus morally accountable for one's behavior.
  8. noun (archaic) The person who bears the responsibility for something.
  9. noun (theater) An actor taking on the lesser roles in repertory theatre.

Synonyms

responsible for creditworthy

Antonyms

irresponsible

Etymology

From Middle French responsable, from Old French responsable, responsible, formed from the root of Latin responsus, from respondeō, respondēre. The spelling of the English word is taken from the Old French variant responsible. By surface analysis, response + -ible.

Webster’s 1913

  1. adjective Liable to respond; likely to be called upon to answer; accountable; answerable; amenable; as, a guardian is responsible to the court for his conduct in the office.
  2. adjective Able to respond or answer for one's conduct and obligations; trustworthy, financially or otherwise; as, to have a responsible man for surety.

Etymology [Cf. F. responsable. See Respond.]

Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “responsible”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details

Sanskrit

Sanskrit dictionary entries whose meaning includes “responsible” (best matches first).