ENGLISH WORD FILE NO. 00713 · Core CSAT & TOEIC Vocabulary
accountable
adj.
US/əˈkaʊntəbəl/
UK/əˈkaʊntəbəl/
CSAT Frequency72/100
TOEIC Frequency78/100
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Meanings of accountable
1adjective
Responsible for one's actions and required to explain or justify them to others.
Public officials must be accountable to the voters they serve.
Public officials must be accountable to the voters they serve.
Each team member is accountable for meeting the project deadline.
Each team member is accountable for meeting the project deadline.
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Derivatives of accountable
accountability
the quality or state of being accountable (noun)
Government transparency promotes accountability in public spending.
Government transparency promotes accountability in public spending.
hold someone accountable
to require someone to explain or justify their actions (verb phrase)
The company will hold employees accountable for any misconduct.
The company will hold employees accountable for any misconduct.
accountably
in a manner that is responsible and explainable (adverb)
The director acted accountably by documenting all financial decisions.
The director acted accountably by documenting all financial decisions.
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Synonyms & Antonyms of accountable
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Common Phrases with accountable
hold accountablehold accountable
be accountable forbe accountable for
accountable toaccountable to
fully accountablefully accountable
accountable governmentaccountable government
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Practice Question: accountable
Choose the best word for the blank
The manager insisted that all staff members be ___ for their work performance and attendance.
- A accountable
- B accounting
- C accounts
- D accountably
The adjective 'accountable' is required to complete the predicate 'be accountable for'; the other forms are either nouns or adverbs that don't fit the linking verb construction.