in charge

See also: incharge

English

Adjective

in charge (comparative more in charge, superlative most in charge)

Having the responsibility of leading or overseeing.
He left his daughter in charge of watching her younger sisters.
Having the power of command or control.
This internet browser puts you in charge of your personal settings.
- 1997, Carlin, George, “FIRST THINGS FIRST”, in Brain Droppings‎, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, LCCN 96-52373, OCLC 36084460, OL 26335012M, page 75:
  You show me the people who control the money, the land, and the weapons, and I'll show you the people in charge.
- 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, OCLC 246633669, PC, scene: Eden Prime:
  Ashley: You're Dr. Warren, the one in charge of the excavation. Do you know what happened to the beacon?
  Dr. Warren: It was moved to the spaceport this morning. Manuel and I stayed behind to help pack up the camp.
(dated) Being in the care or custody of someone else.
The suspect was given in charge and taken to the police station.
- 1835, Robert Smith, The Friend, page 33
  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.
- 1873, Pennsylvania. Dept. of Public Instruction, The Pennsylvania School Journal, page 34
  The average number of children in charge is about 90. One hundred and fifty could be accommodated.
- 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
  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.

Synonyms

(in charge of a company or project): at the helm

Derived terms

large and in charge

Translations

having responsibility

Azerbaijani: məsul, cavabdeh
Bulgarian: отговорен за (otgovoren za)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 主管 (zh) (zhǔguǎn), (verb) 負責／负责 (zh) (fùzé)
Dutch: verantwoordelijk (nl)
Finnish: different grammatical structure is used, see vastata (fi), vastuu (fi)
French: responsable (fr)
German: verantwortlich (de), zuständig (de)
Greek: υπεύθυνος (el) (ypéfthynos), αρμόδιος (el) (armódios)
Italian: in carica
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: گرتنە ئەستۆ‎ (ku) (girtne esto)
Persian: مسئول‎ (fa) (mas'ul)
Polish: odpowiedzialny (pl)
Portuguese: incumbido (pt)
Russian: отве́тственный (ru) (otvétstvennyj) за (za) (+ accusative case), отвеча́ющий (ru) (otvečájuščij) за (za) (+ accusative case)
Scottish Gaelic: an urra ri
Serbo-Croatian: odgovoran (sh)
Spanish: encargado (es), responsable (es), a cargo
Uzbek: javobgarlik (uz)

having power

Bulgarian: завеждащ (bg) (zaveždašt)
Finnish: different grammatical structure is used, see hallita (fi)
Greek:
Ancient: ἐγκρατής (enkratḗs)
Irish: sa diallait, i gceannas
Polish: u władzy
Russian: заве́дующий (ru) (zavédujuščij), управля́ющий (ru) (upravljájuščij)

Anagrams

chagrine, chearing, reaching