accountable
/əˈkaʊntəbl/adjective
उच्चारण अकाउन्टबल
जवाबदेह, उत्तरदायी
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~ (to sb) (for sth)
responsible for your decisions or actions and expected to explain them when you are asked
जवाबदेह, उत्तरदायी
- Ministers are accountable to Parliament.
- The head teacher is accountable for the results.
- Officials must be accountable to the public for how they spend money.
+ 2 more examples
- Each team leader is accountable for the quality of the work.
- Nobody was held accountable for the mistake.
Synonyms responsible answerable liable chargeable
Opposite unaccountable irresponsible exempt free
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
accountable to sb for sth
Use to for the person or body that can ask questions and for for the action or result.
प्रश्न पूछ सकने वाले व्यक्ति या संस्था के लिए 'to' और कार्य या परिणाम के लिए 'for' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Ministers are accountable to Parliament for their decisions.
hold sb accountable (for sth)
Hold takes the person as object and accountable as a complement.
'Hold' के बाद व्यक्ति object के रूप में और 'accountable' complement के रूप में आता है।
- The court held the manager accountable for the accident.
be accountable + to-infinitive / -ing
In writing, a gerund after for is used; accountable is not followed directly by a to-infinitive.
लेखन में 'for' के बाद gerund आता है; 'accountable' के बाद सीधे to-infinitive नहीं आता।
- Teachers are accountable for ensuring that students are safe.
accountability (noun)
The noun is uncountable and often used with of or for.
यह noun uncountable है और प्रायः 'of' या 'for' के साथ आता है।
- The accountability of public officers is vital in a democracy.
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verb + accountable
hold sbbe heldmake sbremainbe
- Officers who take bribes must be held accountable.
adverb + accountable
fullydirectlylegallypersonallymorally
- The director is personally accountable for the loss.
accountable + to
to the publicto the votersto the boardto shareholders
- A government is accountable to the voters.
accountable + for
for one's actionsfor the resultfor public moneyfor safety
- Every clerk is accountable for the files in his charge.
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- The headmaster is accountable to the school management.
प्रधानाचार्य विद्यालय प्रबंधन के प्रति जवाबदेह हैं।
- Radhika felt accountable for the team's mistake.
राधिका ने टीम की गलती के लिए स्वयं को जवाबदेह महसूस किया।
- The bank must be accountable for every rupee of public money.
बैंक को जनता के पैसे के हर रुपये के लिए जवाबदेह होना चाहिए।
- Parents are legally accountable for young children.
माता-पिता छोटे बच्चों के लिए क़ानूनी रूप से उत्तरदायी हैं।
- Nobody was held accountable for the delay.
देरी के लिए किसी को जवाबदेह नहीं ठहराया गया।
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✗ The officer is accountable of the delay.
✓ The officer is accountable for the delay.
The thing for which one answers is introduced by for.
जिस बात के लिए कोई उत्तर देता है वह 'for' से जुड़ती है।
✗ The minister is accountable for the Parliament.
✓ The minister is accountable to Parliament.
The body asking for an explanation takes to, not for.
स्पष्टीकरण माँगने वाली संस्था के साथ 'to' आता है, 'for' नहीं।
✗ There is no accountable in this office.
✓ There is no accountability in this office.
After no, the noun accountability is needed, not the adjective.
'No' के बाद noun 'accountability' चाहिए, adjective नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Accountable, responsible and liable overlap, but point at different duties.
Accountable, responsible और liable आपस में मिलते हैं, पर अलग-अलग कर्तव्यों की ओर संकेत करते हैं।
Must explain and answer for actions to someone.
किसी को अपने कार्यों का स्पष्टीकरण और उत्तर देना पड़ता है।
- Leaders are accountable to the people.
Has the duty of looking after something; also the cause of something.
किसी चीज़ की देखभाल का कर्तव्य है; किसी बात का कारण भी।
- He is responsible for the lab.
Legally bound to pay or answer for harm.
हानि के लिए क़ानूनी रूप से भुगतान या उत्तर देने को बाध्य।
- The company is liable for the damage.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
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ac·count·able
Double c and -able (not 'acountable' or 'accountible'); the noun accountability.
दो c और अंत में -able ('acountable' या 'accountible' गलत है); noun accountability।
§Grammar and usage
Accountable to a person, for an action.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: व्यक्ति के प्रति 'accountable to', काम के लिए 'for'।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Council of Ministers is collectively accountable (responsible) to the Lok Sabha (Article 75); accountability and transparency in governance (the RTI Act, 2005).
मंत्रिपरिषद सामूहिक रूप से लोकसभा के प्रति जवाबदेह है (अनुच्छेद 75); शासन में accountability और transparency (RTI Act, 2005)।