English Online Dictionary. What means liable? What does liable mean?
English
Etymology
From Old French lier (“to bind”), from Latin ligare (“to bind, to tie”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ̯əbəl/, [ˈlaɪ̯əbɫ̩], [ˈlaɪ̯əbəɫ]
- Rhymes: -aɪəbəl
Adjective
liable (comparative more liable, superlative most liable)
- Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
- Subject; susceptible; prone.
- Exposed to a certain contingency or causality, more or less probable.
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (predicative, with to-infinitive) Likely.
Related terms
- liability
- reliable
Translations
Anagrams
- Belial, Biella, alible, labile