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101 incur
in'kə:past tense, past participle - incurred; verb1) (to bring (something unpleasant) on oneself: to incur someone's displeasure.) pådra seg, utsette seg for2) (to become liable to pay (a debt): to incur enormous debts.) pådra seg/stifte gjeldverb \/ɪnˈkɜː\/pådra seg, utsette seg for, rammes av -
102 incur
v. utsätta sig för något; ådra sig något; sätta sig i skuld* * *[in'kə:]past tense, past participle - incurred; verb1) (to bring (something unpleasant) on oneself: to incur someone's displeasure.) ådra (åsamka) sig, utsätta sig för2) (to become liable to pay (a debt): to incur enormous debts.) sätta sig i [] -
103 ὀφείλω
ὀφείλ-ω, [tense] impf. ὤφειλον; [dialect] Ep. [full] ὀφέλλω (also [dialect] Aeol., IG12(2).67.7 (Mytil.), and Arc., ib.5(2).343.27 (Orchom. Arc., iv B. C.)), [tense] impf. ὤφελλον or ὄφελλον, v. infr. II. 2, 3 (the [dialect] Att. or [dialect] Ion. ὀφείλετ', ὄφειλον in Il.11.686, 688, 698, Hes.Op. 174 is prob. due to the Copyists): [tense] fut.Aὀφειλήσω X.Cyr.7.2.28
, D.30.7, also , al.: [tense] aor. 1 , Th.8.5 ([etym.] ἐπ-): [tense] pf. ὠφείληκα: [tense] plpf.- ήκειν D.45
. 33: [tense] aor. 2 ὤφελον (v. infr. 11.2, 3):—[voice] Pass., [tense] aor. part.ὀφειληθείς Th. 3.63
. (Cret. [full] ὀφήλω GDI5015.21, written [full] ὀπέλο Leg.Gort.10.20, al., Arc. [full] ὀφέλλω (v. supr.) and [full] ὀφήλω SIG306.40 (Tegea, iv B. C.): in early [dialect] Att. Inscrr. written both -IG12.91.8
, al., and ὀφειλ- ib.109.9, al.):—owe, have to pay or account for,τὸ καὶ μοιχάγρι' ὀφέλλει Od.8.332
; ὅτι μοι.. ζωάγρι' ὀφέλλεις ib. 462;χρεῖος, τό ῥά οἱ πᾶς δῆμος ὄφελλεν 21.17
;πολέσιν γὰρ Ἐπειοὶ χρεῖος ὄφειλον Il.11.688
;ζημίην ὀ. τῷ θεῷ Hdt.3.52
, etc.: metaph.,μητέρα μοι ζώουσαν ὀφέλλετε Call.Fr. 126
; τί ὀφείλω; what do I owe? Ar.Nu.21; ὀ. ἀργύριον, χρέα, Id.Av. 115, Nu. 117;ὀ. ἢ θεῷ θυσίας ἢ ἀνθρώπῳ χρήματα Pl.R. 331b
; ὀ. τινὶ δρᾶν τι ib. 332a: c. dat. only, ὀ. τινί to be debtor to another, Ar.Nu. 1135, Lys. 581, etc.;τρίτον δὲ χαίρειν, εἶτ' ὀ. μηδενί Philem.163
: abs., to be in debt, Ar.Nu. 485, etc.; οἱ ὀφείλοντες debtors, Arist.EN 1167b21, Plu.2.832a:—[voice] Pass., to be due, ἔνθα χρεῖός μοι ὀφέλλεται (v.l. ὀφείλεται) Od.3.367;χρεῖος ὀφείλετο Il.11.686
, 698;ἢν.. ὀφείληταί τί μοι Ar.Nu. 484
;μισθὸς τοῖς στρατιώταις ὠφείλετο X.An.1.2.11
, etc.; τὸ ὀφειλόμενον a debt, ib.7.7.34;- όμενα ἀποδιδόντες Hdt.5.99
, cf. Simon. ap. Pl.R. 331e.2 metaph.,ὀ. μέλος τινί Pi.O.10(11).3
;πολλὰ δώμασιν καλά E.HF 287
; ὀ. χάριν, v. χάρις 1.2;Ἀπόλλωνι χαριστήρια X.Cyr.7.2.28
;τὴν ψυχὴν πᾶσιν Ael.VH10.5
:—[voice] Pass., ;ὀ. τινὶ εὐεργεσία Th.1.137
;ἀντὶ χαρίτων ἔχθραι ὀ. X.Cyr.4.5.32
;τοῖς μὲν ἐχθροῖς βλάβην ὀ., τοῖς δὲ φίλοις ὠφελίαν Pl. R. 335e
, cf. 332b; τοὐφειλόμενον πράσσουσα Δίκη what is due, A.Ch. 310.3 as a legal term, to be bound to render,εὐθύνας ὤφειλον And. 1.73
codd. (f.l. for ὦφλον): hence, like ὀφλισκάνω, incur a penalty,ζημίαν Lys.9.10
;διπλῆν τὴν βλάβην Id.1.32
, cf. E.Andr. 360;τὴν τοιαύτην δίκην Pl.Lg. 909a
, cf. 774b, 774d, 844e, D.21.77;ἁμαρτίαν ὀ. Μηνὶ Τυράννῳ IG3.74.15
(ii/iii A. D.).4 in [voice] Pass., of persons, to be due or liable to,θανάτῳ πάντες ὀφειλόμεθα Simon.122
, cf. LXX Wi.12.20, IG3.1381; but our help is due,AP
9.283 (Crin.).II c. inf., to be bound, to be obliged to do, ὀφέλλετε ταῦτα πένεσθαι ye are bound, ye ought to.., Il.19.200, cf. Hdt.1.41,42, al., E.Alc. 682, 712, etc.; and of things, ought to be,ὁ λόγος οὐκ ἀκριβῶς ὀ. λέγεσθαι Arist.EN 1104a2
:—[voice] Pass., ; σοὶ τοῦτ' ὀφείλεται παθεῖν it is thy destiny to.., S.Ph. 1421, cf. El. 1173; , cf. 782, Or. 1245, Lys.25.11; v. supr.1.4.2 in this signf. [dialect] Ep. [tense] impf. ὤφελλον or ὄφελλον and [tense] aor. ὤφελον or ὄφελον are used of that which one has not, but ought to have, done ( ought being the pret. of owe),ὤφελεν ἀθανάτοισιν εὔχεσθαι Il.23.546
; , cf. Od.4.472.3 these tenses are also used, folld. by [tense] pres. or [tense] aor. inf., in wishes that something were or had been in present or past, ἀνδρὸς.. ὤφελλον ἀμείνονος εἶναι ἄκοιτις I ought to be.., would that I were.. ! Il.6.350; τὴν ὄφελ' ἐν νήεσσι κατακτάμεν Ἄρτεμις would that Artemis had slain her !, Il.19.59, cf. Od.4.97; : freq. preceded by εἴθε ([dialect] Ep. αἴθε) , ὡς, ὡς δή, which express the wish still more strongly, αἴθ' ὄφελες ἄγονός τ' ἔμεναι ἄγαμός τ' ἀπολέσθαι O that thou hadst!, Il.3.40, cf. 1.415, etc.;αἴθ' ὤφελλες.. σημαίνειν 14.84
;αἴθ' ὤφελλ' ὁ ξεῖνος.. ὀλέσθαι Od.18.401
;αἴθ' ἅμα πάντες.. ὠφέλετε.. ἐπὶ νηυσὶ πεφάσθαι Il.24.254
: with ὡς, ὡς ὄφελον.. ἑλέσθαι O that I had.. !, 11.380;θανέειν Od.14.274
;ὡς πρὶν ὤφελλον ὀλέσθαι Il.24.764
, cf. Od.14.68;ὡς ὤφελες αὐτόθ' ὀλέσθαι Il.3.428
;ὡς.. ὤφελες Od. 2.184
; ὡς ὄφελεν .. Il.3.173, etc.: strengthd., ὡς δὴ ἔγωγ' ὄφελον .. Od.1.217: also with neg., μὴ ὄφελες λίσσεσθαι .. would thou hadst never.. !, Il.9.698;ἣ μὴ ὤφελλε γενέσθαι 17.686
;τὼ μὴ γείνασθαι ὄφελλον Od.8.312
;ὡς μὴ ὤφελλε τεκέσθαι Il.22.481
;ὡς δὴ μὴ ὄφελον νικᾶν Od.11.548
.—So in Trag. and [dialect] Att., ὤφελον .. S.OT 1157; ὤφελες .. Ar.Th. 865; ὤφελε .. A.Pr.48, X.An.2.1.4, etc.: also, as in [dialect] Ep., εἴθ' ὤφελες .. S.El. 1021; εἴθ' ὤφελ' .. Ar.Nu.41, etc.; εἰ γὰρ ὤφελον .. Id.Ec. 380, Pl.R. 432c, Cri. 44d; ὡς ὤφελες .. Ar.Ra. 955: with neg.,μήποτ' ὤφελον S.Ph. 969
, E.Alc. 880 (anap.), D.18.288; ὡς μήποτ' ὤφελον .. E. Ion 286;ὡς μηδὲ νῦν ὤφελον D.21.78
: without augm. in Hdt., εἶδον.. τὸ μὴ ἰδεῖν ὄφελον (v.l. ὤ-) 1.111, cf. 3.65: sts. in Trag. (lyr. and anap.), εἴθ' ὄφελε .. A.Pers. 915; ὄφελε .. S.Aj. 1192; μήποτ' ὄφελον .. E.Med. 1413. (In this signf. ὤφειλον is used in late [dialect] Ep.,ὡς μὴ ὤφειλες ἱκέσθαι Q.S.5.194
, but ὤφελλον shd. be read in Hes.Op. 174 and ὤφελε in E.IA 1291.)b with ind.,ὤφελε μηδ' ἐγένοντο θοαὶ νέες Call.Epigr.19.1
, cf. Q.S.10.378, etc.c ὄφελον (Adv. acc. to A.D.Adv.142.9, EM643.48) in this signf.: c. acc. et inf.,ὤμοι ἐγών, ὄφελόν με.. ὀλέσθαι Orph.A. 1159
: even with 2 pers. of Verb,ὄφελον ἐβασιλεύσατε 1 Ep.Cor.4.8
, cf. 2 Ep.Cor.11.1, Ep.Gal.5.12, Apoc.3.15, LXX Jb.14.13, Ath.4.156a;ὄφελον δυνήσῃ Luc.Sol.1
(as a solecism): with 3 pers., Arr.Epict.2.18.15, D.Chr.38.47: with 1 pers. pl.,ὄφελον ἀπεθάνομεν LXX Ex.16.3
; ὤφελον (sic)εἰ ἐδυνάμεθα πέτασθαι PGiss.17.10
(ii A. D.): c. inf., ὄφελομ μὲν ἡ θεὸς.. στερῆσαι .. OGI315.16 (Pessinus, ii B. C.).III impers. ὀφείλει, it behoves, c. acc. et inf., Pi.N.2.6; ὄφελλέ με μήτε.. εἰσοράαν κτλ. A.R.3.678: so pers. in part., abs., αἱ ὀφείλουσαι ἱερουργίαι τῶν θεῶν the due services of the gods, PTeb.294.24 (ii A. D.);κατὰ τὸν ὀφείλοντα καιρόν Sor.1.79
. (ὦφλον, ὤφληκα, [tense] aor. and [tense] pf. of ὀφλισκάνω, were prob. orig. [tense] aor. and [tense] pf. of ὀφείλω: ὄφελον in signf. II. 3c may be orig. neut. part. of ὤφελε (signf. 111 ) with omission of ἐστί.) -
104 חבר
חָבַר(b. h.) 1) to join, befriend, assist. Y.Ab. Zar. I, 39b top (ref. to Ps. 58:6) (read:) כל מי שהיה חוֹבְרוֹ הוא חוברו whoever assisted him (in his political ambition), him he befriended.Esp. חוֹבֵר, pl. חוֹבְרִים, חוֹבְרִין having a share in the ownership of a sacrifice, v. חֲבוּרָה. Men.IX, 9 (93b bot.) אחד מניף לכל החו׳ Ms. M. (ed. חֲבֵרִים) one of the company does the waving in behalf of all of them, Ib. 94a נתמעטה בחו׳ is reduced in numbers as regards the participants (only one of them being required to act). Tem.2a; Arakh.2a בעלי ח׳ (sub. קרבן) partners of a sacrifice (also בעלי קרבן). 2) with על (cmp. זָוַג) to join against, protest. B. Bath.2a חָבְרוּ עליווכ׳ his brothers combined to protest against his actions. 3) to tie, fascinate, charm. Lam. R. to I, 5 מביאין חוֹבֵר וחוֹבְרִיןוכ׳ they procure a charmer and charm the serpent. Sifré Deut. 172 ח׳ מרובה he who charms large objects; Ker.3b ח׳ גדול; Snh.65a חַבָּר גדול. Ker. l. c. חוֹבֵר חֶבֶר דבלאו הדין הוא but what kind of charmer (Deut. 18:11) is he that is liable only to lashes (v. לַאו)?; a. fr.( 4) (cmp. חָבַל) to unshape, wound. Denom. חַבּוּרָה. Pi. חִיבֵּר 1) to join, fasten. Yalk. Job 927 (ref. to Job 40:30) מי שח׳ עצמו במצות whoever befriended himself with good deeds; Tanḥ. Nitsab. 4 (corr. acc.). Kel. XIV, 2 וחִבְּרָהּ לו (or וחֲבָרָהּ) and he fastened the tube to it (the staff), Ib. משיְחַבֵּר from the moment he attaches it, opp. משיחבל, v. חָבַל.Part. pass. מְחוּבָּר. Ib. XII, 2 כל המ׳וכ׳ whatever is fastened (belonging) to an object fit to become unclean מ׳ (לקרקע) fixed, immovable, opp. תלוש. B. Mets.89a אוכל במ׳ may eat of what is standing in the field (Deut. 23:25, sq.). Peah IV, 1, v. דָּלִית. Y. Ib. 18a ואינו מ׳ and when the Mishnah says בדלית ובדקל, it does not mean במ׳ בדליתוכ׳ ‘of that which is attached to the vine and tree; אין תימר מ׳ הואוכ׳ if you say, it means that which is attached, then the Mishnah means to say that the owner must designate the Peah while it is up (on the tree) Ib. II beg.16d (in a passage misplaced and corrupted) הא גדר מ׳ ואינו מ׳ this ‘fence (Mish. Ib. II, 3) is to be considered as something attached to the ground (like a growth) and (in other respects) as not attached. 2) to charm. Lam. R., introd. (R. Josh. 2) התחיל מְחַבֵּר חֲבָרִים (not מחבי חביים) he began to consult charmers (with ref. to Ez. 21:26). Snh.65a מקטר לחַבֵּר he burns incense for charming purposes (to exorcise the demons); a. fr. Nif. נֶחְבַּר to be joined, gathered. Gen. R. s. 80 (ref. to Hos. 6:9) as the priests נֶחְבָּרִים עלוכ׳ are grooped around ; Macc.10a מִתְחַבְּרִיןוכ׳. Hithpa. הִתְחַבֵּר, Nithpa. נִתְחַבֵּר 1) same; v. supra. 2) to associate, make friends with. Ab. I, 7.Num. R. s. 20, beg. נִתְחַבְּרוּ מואבוכ׳ Moab and Midian formed an alliance; Tanḥ. Balak 3. 3) to be charmed, spellbound. Ib. Bshall. 18 מיד נתח׳וכ׳ at once the bird is spellbound (by the snake looking at its shadow) and falls to pieces; Yalk. Ex. 255 מת (read מתחבר); Mekh. Bshall., Vayassa, s.1 מִתְחַבֵּר על צלו (not ומת׳ אל) it remains spell-bound over its own shadow. -
105 חָבַר
חָבַר(b. h.) 1) to join, befriend, assist. Y.Ab. Zar. I, 39b top (ref. to Ps. 58:6) (read:) כל מי שהיה חוֹבְרוֹ הוא חוברו whoever assisted him (in his political ambition), him he befriended.Esp. חוֹבֵר, pl. חוֹבְרִים, חוֹבְרִין having a share in the ownership of a sacrifice, v. חֲבוּרָה. Men.IX, 9 (93b bot.) אחד מניף לכל החו׳ Ms. M. (ed. חֲבֵרִים) one of the company does the waving in behalf of all of them, Ib. 94a נתמעטה בחו׳ is reduced in numbers as regards the participants (only one of them being required to act). Tem.2a; Arakh.2a בעלי ח׳ (sub. קרבן) partners of a sacrifice (also בעלי קרבן). 2) with על (cmp. זָוַג) to join against, protest. B. Bath.2a חָבְרוּ עליווכ׳ his brothers combined to protest against his actions. 3) to tie, fascinate, charm. Lam. R. to I, 5 מביאין חוֹבֵר וחוֹבְרִיןוכ׳ they procure a charmer and charm the serpent. Sifré Deut. 172 ח׳ מרובה he who charms large objects; Ker.3b ח׳ גדול; Snh.65a חַבָּר גדול. Ker. l. c. חוֹבֵר חֶבֶר דבלאו הדין הוא but what kind of charmer (Deut. 18:11) is he that is liable only to lashes (v. לַאו)?; a. fr.( 4) (cmp. חָבַל) to unshape, wound. Denom. חַבּוּרָה. Pi. חִיבֵּר 1) to join, fasten. Yalk. Job 927 (ref. to Job 40:30) מי שח׳ עצמו במצות whoever befriended himself with good deeds; Tanḥ. Nitsab. 4 (corr. acc.). Kel. XIV, 2 וחִבְּרָהּ לו (or וחֲבָרָהּ) and he fastened the tube to it (the staff), Ib. משיְחַבֵּר from the moment he attaches it, opp. משיחבל, v. חָבַל.Part. pass. מְחוּבָּר. Ib. XII, 2 כל המ׳וכ׳ whatever is fastened (belonging) to an object fit to become unclean מ׳ (לקרקע) fixed, immovable, opp. תלוש. B. Mets.89a אוכל במ׳ may eat of what is standing in the field (Deut. 23:25, sq.). Peah IV, 1, v. דָּלִית. Y. Ib. 18a ואינו מ׳ and when the Mishnah says בדלית ובדקל, it does not mean במ׳ בדליתוכ׳ ‘of that which is attached to the vine and tree; אין תימר מ׳ הואוכ׳ if you say, it means that which is attached, then the Mishnah means to say that the owner must designate the Peah while it is up (on the tree) Ib. II beg.16d (in a passage misplaced and corrupted) הא גדר מ׳ ואינו מ׳ this ‘fence (Mish. Ib. II, 3) is to be considered as something attached to the ground (like a growth) and (in other respects) as not attached. 2) to charm. Lam. R., introd. (R. Josh. 2) התחיל מְחַבֵּר חֲבָרִים (not מחבי חביים) he began to consult charmers (with ref. to Ez. 21:26). Snh.65a מקטר לחַבֵּר he burns incense for charming purposes (to exorcise the demons); a. fr. Nif. נֶחְבַּר to be joined, gathered. Gen. R. s. 80 (ref. to Hos. 6:9) as the priests נֶחְבָּרִים עלוכ׳ are grooped around ; Macc.10a מִתְחַבְּרִיןוכ׳. Hithpa. הִתְחַבֵּר, Nithpa. נִתְחַבֵּר 1) same; v. supra. 2) to associate, make friends with. Ab. I, 7.Num. R. s. 20, beg. נִתְחַבְּרוּ מואבוכ׳ Moab and Midian formed an alliance; Tanḥ. Balak 3. 3) to be charmed, spellbound. Ib. Bshall. 18 מיד נתח׳וכ׳ at once the bird is spellbound (by the snake looking at its shadow) and falls to pieces; Yalk. Ex. 255 מת (read מתחבר); Mekh. Bshall., Vayassa, s.1 מִתְחַבֵּר על צלו (not ומת׳ אל) it remains spell-bound over its own shadow. -
106 נתר
נְתַרch. = h. נָשַׁר, to fall off, drop; to fall apart, decay; to become wearied, faint. Targ. Is. 40:7. Ib. 64:5; a. fr.B. Mets.21b דנַתְרָא that it (the fig) dropped (and was not taken off the tree). Ib. אע״ג דנַתְרִין זיתיוכ׳ even when the olives have dropped Sabb.33b וקא נַתְרָן דמעת עיניה and the tears fell from his eyes; a. fr. Af. אַתֵּיר to drop, shed, let fall. Targ. Ruth 2:16. Targ. Y. II Ex. 9:32 ואַתְּרַת (not ואִתָּ׳).Y.Kil.VII, beg.30d דמַתְּרָן טרפיהןוכ׳ where trees shed their leaves even in midsummer. Naz.42a אדמה דלא מַתְּרָא an earth which does not cause falling out of the hair; a. e.Y.Yeb.XVI, 15d אתרין, v. infra. Pa. נַתֵּר 1) (neut. verb) to crumble, fall in. B. Kam.9b בור דרכה לנַתּוּרֵי a pit is liable to fall in (and mere covering it up is not a sufficient precaution). 2) to drop, shed. Targ. Is. 1:30; a. e.Y.Yeb.XVI, 15d (if one says of a person) נַתְּרִי פלוני, ‘I have dropped that man, you must not allow his wife to marry again (it does not necessarily mean that he saw him dead), for I may say, he means (read:) אַתְּרִי לפלוני מאכל I dropped that man something to eat. -
107 נְתַר
נְתַרch. = h. נָשַׁר, to fall off, drop; to fall apart, decay; to become wearied, faint. Targ. Is. 40:7. Ib. 64:5; a. fr.B. Mets.21b דנַתְרָא that it (the fig) dropped (and was not taken off the tree). Ib. אע״ג דנַתְרִין זיתיוכ׳ even when the olives have dropped Sabb.33b וקא נַתְרָן דמעת עיניה and the tears fell from his eyes; a. fr. Af. אַתֵּיר to drop, shed, let fall. Targ. Ruth 2:16. Targ. Y. II Ex. 9:32 ואַתְּרַת (not ואִתָּ׳).Y.Kil.VII, beg.30d דמַתְּרָן טרפיהןוכ׳ where trees shed their leaves even in midsummer. Naz.42a אדמה דלא מַתְּרָא an earth which does not cause falling out of the hair; a. e.Y.Yeb.XVI, 15d אתרין, v. infra. Pa. נַתֵּר 1) (neut. verb) to crumble, fall in. B. Kam.9b בור דרכה לנַתּוּרֵי a pit is liable to fall in (and mere covering it up is not a sufficient precaution). 2) to drop, shed. Targ. Is. 1:30; a. e.Y.Yeb.XVI, 15d (if one says of a person) נַתְּרִי פלוני, ‘I have dropped that man, you must not allow his wife to marry again (it does not necessarily mean that he saw him dead), for I may say, he means (read:) אַתְּרִי לפלוני מאכל I dropped that man something to eat.
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liable — li‧a‧ble [ˈlaɪəbl] adjective [not before a noun] LAW 1. legally responsible for paying something: liable for • The troubled company will be liable for about $52 million in back taxes and penalties. 2. likely to be legally punished or forced to… … Financial and business terms
liable */*/ — UK [ˈlaɪəb(ə)l] / US adjective [never before noun] a) legally responsible for causing damage or injury, so that you have to pay something or be punished If something goes wrong, you ll be liable. liable for: The hospital was held liable for… … English dictionary
liable — li|a|ble [ laıəbl ] adjective never before noun ** legally responsible for causing damage or injury, so you have to pay something or be punished: If something goes wrong, you ll be liable. liable for: The hospital was held liable for negligence.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
liable — [[t]la͟ɪ͟əb(ə)l[/t]] 1) PHR MODAL When something is liable to happen, it is very likely to happen. Only a small minority of the mentally ill are liable to harm themselves or others. Syn: be likely to 2) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ to n If people or… … English dictionary
liable — li·a·ble / lī ə bəl/ adj [ultimately from Old French lier to bind, from Latin ligare] 1: answerable according to law: bound or obligated according to law or equity one is liable as an accomplice to the crime of another W. R. LaFave and A. W.… … Law dictionary
liable — li|a|ble [ˈlaıəbəl] adj [not before noun] [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Perhaps from Old French lier to tie ] 1.) liable to do sth likely to do or say something or to behave in a particular way, especially because of a fault or natural tendency =… … Dictionary of contemporary English
liable — adjective 1 be liable to do sth to be likely to do or say something or to behave in a particular way, especially because of a fault or natural tendency: The car is liable to overheat on long trips. 2 (not before noun) legally responsible for the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
liable — [ˈlaɪəb(ə)l] adj legally responsible for causing damage or injury, so that you have to pay something or be punished The hospital was held liable for negligence.[/ex] • liable to sth likely to suffer from something unpleasant[/ex] Many parts of… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
liable — 1 amenable, answerable, *responsible, accountable Analogous words: obliged, constrained, compelled (see FORCE vb): bound, tied (see TIE vb) Contrasted words: exempt, immune (see corresponding nouns at EXEMPTION): *free, independent 2 … New Dictionary of Synonyms
liable — [lī′ə bəl; ] often, esp. for 3 [, lī′bəl] adj. [prob. via Anglo Fr < OFr lier, to bind < L ligare, to bind (see LIGATURE) + ABLE] 1. legally bound or obligated, as to make good any loss or damage that occurs in a transaction; responsible 2 … English World dictionary
liable — (adj.) mid 15c., bound or obliged by law, probably from Anglo Fr. *liable, from O.Fr. lier to bind, tie up, fasten, tether; bind by obligation, from L. ligare to bind, to tie (see LIGAMENT (Cf. ligament)). With ABLE (Cf. able). General sense of… … Etymology dictionary