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- [lahy-uh-buh l]
- /ˈlaɪ ə bəl/
- /ˈlaɪ.ə.bl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lahy-uh-buh l]
- /ˈlaɪ ə bəl/
Definitions of liable word
- adjective liable legally responsible: You are liable for the damage caused by your action. 1
- adjective liable subject or susceptible: to be liable to heart disease. 1
- adjective liable likely or apt: He's liable to get angry. 1
- noun liable Liable is often interchangeable with likely in constructions with a following infinitive where the sense is that of probability: The Sox are liable (or likely) to sweep the Series. Some usage guides, however, say that liable can be used only in contexts in which the outcome is undesirable: The picnic is liable to be spoiled by rain. This use occurs often in formal writing but not to the exclusion of use in contexts in which the outcome is desirable: The drop in unemployment is liable to stimulate the economy. Apt may also be used in place of liable or likely in all the foregoing examples. See also apt, likely. 1
- noun liable Responsible by law; legally answerable. 1
- adjective liable legally responsible 1
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Origin of liable
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; < Anglo-French li(er) to bind (< Latin ligāre) + -able
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Parts of speech for Liable
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
liable popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
liable usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for liable
adj liable
- accountable — If you are accountable to someone for something that you do, you are responsible for it and must be prepared to justify your actions to that person.
- amenable — If you are amenable to something, you are willing to do it or accept it.
- bound — Bound is the past tense and past participle of bind.
- chargeable — If something is chargeable, you have to pay a sum of money for it.
- obligated — to bind or oblige morally or legally: to obligate oneself to purchase a building.
adjective liable
- answerable — If you are answerable to someone, you have to report to them and explain your actions.
- responsible — answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management (often followed by to or for): He is responsible to the president for his decisions.
- likely — probably or apparently destined (usually followed by an infinitive): something not likely to happen.
- predisposed — to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible: Genetic factors may predispose human beings to certain metabolic diseases.
- open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
adverb liable
- on the spot — Radio, Television. pertaining to the point of origin of a local broadcast. broadcast between announced programs.
- out on a limb — a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing: the lower limbs; artificial limbs.
- up a tree — a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
Antonyms for liable
adj liable
- irresponsible — said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.
- unaccountable — impossible to account for; unexplained; inexplicable: The boat has an unaccountable tendency to yaw.
- self-excuse — to regard or judge with forgiveness or indulgence; pardon or forgive; overlook (a fault, error, etc.): Excuse his bad manners.
- freed — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- immune — protected from a disease or the like, as by inoculation.
adjective liable
- excusable — Able to be justified or forgiven; forgivable.
Top questions with liable
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Matching words
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