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Boutsady Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

what is the usage of " to be liable to"?

Please help me explain how to use " to be liable to " and give me the examples.

Thank for your reply.

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liable to = likely to (usually used with a negative outcome, but not always) You are liable to be grounded,m my child, if you don't clean up your room. If it is the third speeding offense on record, this particular judge is liable to give you a very heavy fine. liable for = responsible You can be held liable for you under-aged child's behavior.

— Philip

  • liable to = likely to (usually used with a negative outcome, but not always) You are liable to be grounded,m my child, if you don't clean up your room.
  • If it is the third speeding offense on record, this particular judge is liable to give you a very heavy fine.
  • liable for = responsible You can be held liable for you under-aged child's behavior.
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liable to = likely to (usually used with a negative outcome, but not always)
You are liable to be grounded,m my child, if you don't clean up your room.
If it is the third speeding offense on record, this particular judge is liable to give you a very heavy fine.

liable for = responsible
You can be held liable for you under-aged child's behavior.
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Thaks Philip

How about the setences as below:

The value of US dollar is liable to go down in the next few days.is it ok?

Don't worry ,my boss is liable for all expenses. is it ok?
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I would rather have "my boss will take care of all expenses": it sounds less negative. Unless you mean it that way, of course.
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