"in charge" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Chinese]

IPA: /iːn²² t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ t͡syː²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /iːn²² t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ t͡syː²¹/ Chinese transliterations: in⁶ caa¹ zyu⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], ihn chā jyùh [Cantonese, Yale], in⁶ tsaa¹ dzy⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], in⁶ ca¹ ju⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: From English in charge or person in charge. Compare English incharge. Etymology templates: {{der|yue|en|in charge}} English in charge, {{m|en|person in charge}} person in charge, {{cog|en|incharge}} English incharge Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} in charge
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) person in charge; manager; supervisor Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong Synonyms: IC, 負責人/负责人 (fùzérén), 負責人 (fùzérén), 负责人 (fùzérén), 現叉廚/现叉厨 (incharge), 現叉廚, 现叉厨, incharge

Adjective [English]

Forms: more in charge [comparative], most in charge [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} in charge (comparative more in charge, superlative most in charge)
  1. Having the responsibility of leading or overseeing. Translations (having responsibility): məsul (Azerbaijani), cavabdeh (Azerbaijani), отговорен за (otgovoren za) (Bulgarian), گرتنە ئەستۆ (girtne esto) (Central Kurdish), 主管 (zhǔguǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 負責 [verb] (Chinese Mandarin), 负责 (fùzé) (Chinese Mandarin), verantwoordelijk (Dutch), see vastata (Finnish), vastuu (Finnish), responsable (French), verantwortlich (German), zuständig (German), υπεύθυνος (ypéfthynos) (Greek), αρμόδιος (armódios) (Greek), i bhfeighil (Irish), in carica (Italian), مسئول (mas'ul) (Persian), odpowiedzialny (Polish), incumbido (Portuguese), отве́тственный за (otvétstvennyj) [with-accusative] (Russian), отвеча́ющий за (otvečájuščij) [with-accusative] (Russian), an urra ri (Scottish Gaelic), odgovoran (Serbo-Croatian), encargado (Spanish), responsable (Spanish), a cargo (Spanish), javobgarlik (Uzbek)
    Sense id: en-in_charge-en-adj-0w21RAHn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 8 3 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 87 9 4 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 83 11 6 Disambiguation of 'having responsibility': 72 27 1
  2. Having the power of command or control. Translations (having power): ἐγκρατής (enkratḗs) (Ancient Greek), завеждащ (zaveždašt) (Bulgarian), see hallita (Finnish), sa diallait (Irish), i gceannas (Irish), u władzy (Polish), заве́дующий (zavédujuščij) (Russian), управля́ющий (upravljájuščij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-in_charge-en-adj-pYLIqF5m Disambiguation of 'having power': 39 60 1
  3. (dated) In the care, custody or command (of someone). Tags: dated Synonyms (in charge of a company or project): at the helm Derived forms: large and in charge
    Sense id: en-in_charge-en-adj-silYSWii Disambiguation of 'in charge of a company or project': 0 0 100

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          "word": "in carica"
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          "text": "This internet browser puts you in charge of your personal settings."
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          "ref": "1835, Robert Smith, The Friend, page 33",
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          "ref": "1878, Wisconsin. Legislature. Joint Special Committee on the Revision of the Statutes, Report of the Joint Special Committee on the Revision of the Statutes, page 20",
          "text": "If the commitment be made on the petition of parents, guardian or persons having the child in charge, the judge may, in his discretion, require them to pay the whole or any part of the expense of his maintenance, according to their ability.",
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          "ref": "1899, Joseph Conrad, “Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Magazine, volume 165, page 199",
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          "text": "樓主續指,「其實我哋唔方便咁做,我咁做俾個in charge(負責人)見到會被鬧」,但他不忍心伯伯排隊後卻無法做檢測,決定多做一步幫助對方。",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "person in charge; manager; supervisor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "person in charge",
          "person in charge"
        ],
        [
          "manager",
          "manager"
        ],
        [
          "supervisor",
          "supervisor"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Hong Kong Cantonese) person in charge; manager; supervisor"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "in⁶ caa¹ zyu⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ihn chā jyùh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "in⁶ tsaa¹ dzy⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "in⁶ ca¹ ju⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iːn²² t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ t͡syː²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iːn²² t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ t͡syː²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "IC"
    },
    {
      "roman": "fùzérén",
      "word": "負責人/负责人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "fùzérén",
      "word": "負責人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "fùzérén",
      "word": "负责人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "incharge",
      "word": "現叉廚/现叉厨"
    },
    {
      "word": "現叉廚"
    },
    {
      "word": "现叉厨"
    },
    {
      "word": "incharge"
    }
  ],
  "word": "in charge"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English adjectives",
    "English contranyms",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English prepositional phrases",
    "English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "large and in charge"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more in charge",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most in charge",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "in charge (comparative more in charge, superlative most in charge)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He left his daughter in charge of watching her younger sisters."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Having the responsibility of leading or overseeing."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "responsibility",
          "responsibility"
        ],
        [
          "leading",
          "leading"
        ],
        [
          "oversee",
          "oversee"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "This internet browser puts you in charge of your personal settings."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1997, George Carlin, “FIRST THINGS FIRST”, in Brain Droppings, New York: Hyperion Books, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 75",
          "text": "You show me the people who control the money, the land, and the weapons, and I'll show you the people in charge.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Eden Prime",
          "text": "Ashley: You're Dr. Warren, the one in charge of the excavation. Do you know what happened to the beacon?\nDr. Warren: It was moved to the spaceport this morning. Manuel and I stayed behind to help pack up the camp.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Having the power of command or control."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "power",
          "power"
        ],
        [
          "command",
          "command"
        ],
        [
          "control",
          "control"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dated terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The suspect was given in charge and taken to the police station."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1835, Robert Smith, The Friend, page 33",
          "text": "I have myself seen the wife of a mohout give a baby in charge to an elephant, while she was on some business, and have been highly amused in observing the sagacity and care of the unwieldy nurse.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1873, Pennsylvania. Dept. of Public Instruction, The Pennsylvania School Journal, page 34",
          "text": "The average number of children in charge is about 90. One hundred and fifty could be accommodated.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1878, Wisconsin. Legislature. Joint Special Committee on the Revision of the Statutes, Report of the Joint Special Committee on the Revision of the Statutes, page 20",
          "text": "If the commitment be made on the petition of parents, guardian or persons having the child in charge, the judge may, in his discretion, require them to pay the whole or any part of the expense of his maintenance, according to their ability.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1899, Joseph Conrad, “Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Magazine, volume 165, page 199",
          "text": "[…] the steamer Fresleven commanded left also in a bad panic, in charge of the engineer, I believe.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In the care, custody or command (of someone)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "care",
          "care"
        ],
        [
          "custody",
          "custody"
        ],
        [
          "command",
          "command"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated) In the care, custody or command (of someone)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "in charge of a company or project",
      "word": "at the helm"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "having responsibility",
      "word": "məsul"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "having responsibility",
      "word": "cavabdeh"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otgovoren za",
      "sense": "having responsibility",
      "word": "отговорен за"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhǔguǎn",
      "sense": "having responsibility",
      "word": "主管"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "having responsibility",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "負責"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fùzé",
      "sense": "having responsibility",
      "word": "负责"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "having responsibility",
      "word": "verantwoordelijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "different grammatical structure is used",
      "sense": "having responsibility"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having responsibility",
      "word": "see vastata"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having responsibility",
      "word": "vastuu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having responsibility",
      "word": "responsable"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having responsibility",
      "word": "verantwortlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having responsibility",
      "word": "zuständig"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ypéfthynos",
      "sense": "having responsibility",
      "word": "υπεύθυνος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "armódios",
      "sense": "having responsibility",
      "word": "αρμόδιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "having responsibility",
      "word": "i bhfeighil"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having responsibility",
      "word": "in carica"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "girtne esto",
      "sense": "having responsibility",
      "word": "گرتنە ئەستۆ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mas'ul",
      "sense": "having responsibility",
      "word": "مسئول"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having responsibility",
      "word": "odpowiedzialny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having responsibility",
      "word": "incumbido"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otvétstvennyj",
      "sense": "having responsibility",
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ],
      "word": "отве́тственный за"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otvečájuščij",
      "sense": "having responsibility",
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ],
      "word": "отвеча́ющий за"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "having responsibility",
      "word": "an urra ri"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "having responsibility",
      "word": "odgovoran"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having responsibility",
      "word": "encargado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having responsibility",
      "word": "responsable"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having responsibility",
      "word": "a cargo"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "having responsibility",
      "word": "javobgarlik"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zaveždašt",
      "sense": "having power",
      "word": "завеждащ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "different grammatical structure is used",
      "sense": "having power"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having power",
      "word": "see hallita"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "enkratḗs",
      "sense": "having power",
      "word": "ἐγκρατής"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "having power",
      "word": "sa diallait"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "having power",
      "word": "i gceannas"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having power",
      "word": "u władzy"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zavédujuščij",
      "sense": "having power",
      "word": "заве́дующий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "upravljájuščij",
      "sense": "having power",
      "word": "управля́ющий"
    }
  ],
  "word": "in charge"
}
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  "called_from": "pronunciations/296/20230324",
  "msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: '(Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺'",
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}

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