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Having the responsibility of leading or overseeing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He left his daughter in charge of watching her younger sisters.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Having the power of command or control.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- This internet browser puts you in charge of your personal settings.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
In the care, custody or command (of someone).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Examples
- The suspect was given in charge and taken to the police station.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Azerbaijani:
məsul
— having responsibility
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Azerbaijani:
cavabdeh
— having responsibility
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Bulgarian:
отговорен за
(otgovoren za)
— having responsibility
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Chinese Mandarin:
主管
(zhǔguǎn)
— having responsibility
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Chinese Mandarin:
負責 /负责
(fùzé)
— having responsibility
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Dutch:
verantwoordelijk
— having responsibility
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Finnish:
see vastata
— having responsibility
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Finnish:
vastuu
— having responsibility
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French:
responsable
— having responsibility
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French:
en charge de
— having responsibility
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German:
verantwortlich
— having responsibility
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German:
zuständig
— having responsibility
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Greek:
υπεύθυνος
(ypéfthynos)
— having responsibility
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Greek:
αρμόδιος
(armódios)
— having responsibility
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Irish:
i bhfeighil
— having responsibility
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Irish:
i mbun
— having responsibility
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Italian:
in carica
— having responsibility
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Italian:
incaricato
— having responsibility
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Central Kurdish:
گرتنە ئەستۆ
(girtne esto)
— having responsibility
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Persian:
مسئول
(mas'ul)
— having responsibility
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Polish:
odpowiedzialny
— having responsibility
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Portuguese:
incumbido
— having responsibility
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Portuguese:
responsável
— having responsibility
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Portuguese:
encarregado
— having responsibility
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Russian:
отве́тственный за
(otvétstvennyj)
— having responsibility
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Russian:
отвеча́ющий за
(otvečájuščij)
— having responsibility
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Scottish Gaelic:
an urra ri
— having responsibility
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Serbo-Croatian:
odgovoran
— having responsibility
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Spanish:
encargado
— having responsibility
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Spanish:
responsable
— having responsibility
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Spanish:
a cargo
— having responsibility
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Uzbek:
javobgarlik
— having responsibility
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Bulgarian:
завеждащ
(zaveždašt)
— having power
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Finnish:
see hallita
— having power
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Ancient Greek:
ἐγκρατής
(enkratḗs)
— having power
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Irish:
sa diallait
— having power
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Irish:
i gceannas
— having power
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Polish:
u władzy
— having power
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Portuguese:
no comando
— having power
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Russian:
заве́дующий
(zavédujuščij)
— having power
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Russian:
управля́ющий
(upravljájuščij)
— having power
