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German
Etymology
ver- + Antwort (“answer”) + -lich, possibly inspired by Latin respondeō.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ver‧ant‧wort‧lich
Adjective
verantwortlich (strong nominative masculine singular verantwortlicher, comparative verantwortlicher, superlative am verantwortlichsten)
- responsible
- Synonym: zuständig
- Ich bin dafür verantwortlich, den Fortschritt zu bewerten. ― I have the responsibility to evaluate its progress.
- answerable
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