Meaning of Answerable

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Answerable

1. 1
   a.

   Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be answerable for a debt, or for damages.

2. 2
   a.

   Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.

3. 3
   a.

   Correspondent; conformable; hence, comparable.

4. 4
   a.

   Proportionate; commensurate; suitable; as, an achievement answerable to the preparation for it.

5. 5
   a.

   Equal; equivalent; adequate.

6. 6
   a.

   Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be answerable for a debt, or for damages.

7. 7
   a.

   Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.

8. 8
   a.

   Correspondent; conformable; hence, comparable.

9. 9
   a.

   Proportionate; commensurate; suitable; as, an achievement answerable to the preparation for it.

10. 10
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    Equal; equivalent; adequate.