different between disposing vs liable

disposing

English

Pronunciation

Verb

disposing

  1. present participle of dispose

Noun

disposing (plural disposings)

  1. The act by which things are disposed, or set out.

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liable

English

Etymology

From Old French lier (to bind), from Latin ligare (to bind, to tie)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?la???b?l/, [?la???b??], [?la???b??]
  • Rhymes: -a??b?l

Adjective

liable (comparative more liable, superlative most liable)

  1. bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
    The surety is liable for the debt of his principal.
    • 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 34.
    • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
      He inveighed against the folly of making oneself liable for the debts of others; vented many bitter execrations against the brother; and concluded with wishing something could be done for the unfortunate family.
      The passion for philosophy, like that for religion, seems liable to this inconvenience
  2. subject; susceptible.
  3. exposed to a certain contingency or causality, more or less probable.
  4. (as predicate, with "to" and an infinitive) likely.
    Someone is liable to slip on your icy sidewalk.

Related terms

  • liability
  • reliable

Translations

Anagrams

  • Belial, Biella, alible, labile

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