Perform vs Responsible - What's the difference?
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To do something; to execute.
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Answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically.
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Capable of responding to any reasonable claim; able to answer reasonably for one's conduct and obligations; capable of rational conduct.
Involving responsibility; involving a degree of personal accountability on the part of the person concerned.
Being a primary cause or agent of some event or action; capable of being credited for something, or of being held liable for something.
Able to be trusted; reliable; trustworthy.
As a verb perform
is to do something; to execute.As an adjective responsible is
answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically.perform
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Verb
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- Perform a part thou hast not done before.
Derived terms
* performance * performant * performative * performator * performerExternal links
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*responsible
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Adjective
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- Parents are responsible for their child's behaviour.
- She has a responsible position in the firm.
- Who is responsible for this mess?
- He looks like a responsible guy.