responsiblyre‧spon‧si‧bly /rɪˈspɒnsəbli $ rɪˈspɑːn-/ adverb - You can trust Jamie to act responsibly.
- Both require political intervention: the market alone has no capacity to act responsibly or intelligently.
- But used responsibly, emotional resonance is the appeal of every speaker who is eloquent rather than simply articulate.
- Educating young people to drink responsibly and in moderation is best achieved by parents setting a good example.
- Ensure that burning is responsibly supervised.
- I shall also do all that I can to ensure that brewers behave responsibly towards their tenants.
- Seventy-four percent said he did not have the personality or temperament to serve responsibly as president.
- Whatever we do as individuals or as a nation to create debt must be faced responsibly.
- Will Opposition Members try to persuade the welfare rights organisations in their constituencies to behave responsibly?
► act/behave responsibly Can I rely on you to behave responsibly while I’m away? VERB► act· Both require political intervention: the market alone has no capacity to act responsibly or intelligently.· There is a simple lesson here: give a student a real responsibility, and he or she will act responsibly.· You can't force him to act responsibly but you can make sure he doesn't treat you like a doormat.· He is acting responsibly, being faithful to his employer.· That being so, the vice-chancellors are acting responsibly to explore alternative sources of funding.· A vote for the Greens will put pressure on the other parties to act responsibly.
► behave· I shall also do all that I can to ensure that brewers behave responsibly towards their tenants.· Will Opposition Members try to persuade the welfare rights organisations in their constituencies to behave responsibly?· I have written this book only for visitors who behave responsibly and show respect for others.
nounresponsibility ≠ irresponsibilityadjectiveresponsible ≠ irresponsibleadverbresponsibly ≠ irresponsibly