"in charge" meaning in English

See in charge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

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)
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  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

Alternative forms

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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.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "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": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "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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  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "in charge",
  "trace": ""
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  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": za vs. otvečájuščij",
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