Liable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant

subject to legal action

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈaɪəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈaɪəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈaɪəbəl/

1 syllable Say it as /lˈaɪəbəl/.

Examples

he is apt to lose
she is liable to forget
liable to criminal charges

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unresistant nonresistant nonimmune apt

Parts of Speech

adjective	at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant “he is apt to lose”
adjective	subject to legal action “liable to criminal charges”
adjective	(often followed by `to') likely to be affected with “liable to diabetes”
adjective	held legally responsible “men between the ages of 18 and 35 were liable for military service”

Word Forms

aptness	noun	a disposition to behave in a certain way
liability	noun	the quality of being something that holds you back

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

haftbar

dem Risiko ausgesetzt, etwas normalerweise Unangenehmes zu erleben

🇫🇷French

responsable

à risque ou sujet à vivre quelque chose d’habituellement désagréable

🇪🇸Spanish

responsable

en riesgo de o sujeto a experimentar algo generalmente desagradable

🇮🇹Italian

responsabile

a rischio o soggetto a sperimentare qualcosa di solito spiacevole

🇳🇱Dutch

aansprakelijk

het risico loopt of onderhevig is aan het ervaren van iets dat gewoonlijk onaangenaam is

🇵🇹Portuguese

responsável

em risco ou sujeito a experimentar algo geralmente desagradável

🇷🇺Russian

ответственный

подвержен риску или может испытать что-то обычно неприятное

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्तरदायी

आमतौर पर किसी अप्रिय चीज़ का अनुभव होने का ख़तरा या उसके अधीन

🇧🇩Bengali

দায়ী

ঝুঁকিতে বা সাধারণত অপ্রীতিকর কিছুর সম্মুখীন হওয়ার বিষয়

🇮🇳Tamil

பொறுப்பு

ஆபத்தில் அல்லது பொதுவாக விரும்பத்தகாத ஒன்றை அனுபவிப்பதற்கு உட்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

బాధ్యులు

ప్రమాదం లేదా సాధారణంగా అసహ్యకరమైన ఏదో అనుభవించే లోబడి

🇮🇳Marathi

जबाबदार

धोका किंवा सहसा अप्रिय काहीतरी अनुभवण्याच्या अधीन

🇮🇳Gujarati

જવાબદાર

સામાન્ય રીતે અપ્રિય કંઈક અનુભવવાનું જોખમ અથવા વિષય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಣೆಗಾರ

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಅಹಿತಕರವಾದದ್ದನ್ನು ಅನುಭವಿಸುವ ಅಪಾಯ ಅಥವಾ ಒಳಪಟ್ಟಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബാധ്യതയുള്ള

അപകടസാധ്യതയുള്ളതോ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സാധാരണയായി അസുഖകരമായ എന്തെങ്കിലും അനുഭവിക്കാൻ വിധേയമായതോ ആണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਵਾਬਦੇਹ

ਦੇ ਜੋਖਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦਾ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਕੋਝਾ ਅਨੁਭਵ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਅਧੀਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ذمہ دار

خطرے میں یا عام طور پر ناخوشگوار چیز کا تجربہ کرنے کے تابع

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

容易

有风险或可能经历一些通常不愉快的事情

🇯🇵Japanese

責任がある

通常不快なことを経験するリスクがある、または経験する可能性がある

🇰🇷Korean

책임이 있는

일반적으로 불쾌한 일을 겪을 위험이 있거나 겪을 수 있는 상황

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chịu trách nhiệm

có nguy cơ hoặc phải trải qua điều gì đó thường khó chịu

🇹🇭Thai

ต้องรับผิดชอบ

เสี่ยงหรือประสบกับสิ่งที่ไม่พึงประสงค์โดยทั่วไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

bertanggung jawab

berisiko atau mengalami sesuatu yang biasanya tidak menyenangkan

🇵🇭Filipino

mananagot

nasa panganib ng o napapailalim sa nakakaranas ng isang bagay na karaniwang hindi kasiya-siya

🇲🇾Malay

bertanggungjawab

berisiko atau tertakluk kepada mengalami sesuatu yang biasanya tidak menyenangkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مسؤول

في خطر أو عرضة لتجربة شيء غير سارة عادة

🇮🇷Persian

مسئول

در معرض خطر یا در معرض تجربه چیزی معمولاً ناخوشایند

🇹🇷Turkish

sorumlu

genellikle hoş olmayan bir şeyi deneyimleme riskiyle karşı karşıya olan veya buna maruz kalan

🇮🇱Hebrew

עָלוּל

בסיכון או נתון לחוות משהו בדרך כלל לא נעים

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