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in charge
in charge (of someone or something)
in control of someone or something; having the responsibility for someone or something. Who is in charge of this office? Do you like being in charge?
in charge
1. In a position of leadership or supervision, as in Who's in charge here? or He's the agent in charge at the ticket counter. [Early 1500s]
2. in charge of. Having control over or responsibility for, as in You're in charge of making the salad. [Late 1500s]
3. in the charge of; in the care of. Under someone's care or supervision, as in We left the children in the charge of their grandparents. [Mid-1800s]
in charge
1. In a position of leadership or supervision: the security agent in charge at the airport.
2. Chiefly British Under arrest.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Feliks | | fye-LEEKS (Russian), fee-LEEKS (Russian), FE-leeks (Polish) | Russian, Slovene, Polish |
Magdalene | | mahk-dah-LE-nə (German), MAG-də-lən (English), MAG-də-leen (English) | German, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek |
Isokrates | | - | Ancient Greek |
Mcdaniel | | [mək'dænjəl] | |
Katri | | KAHT-ree | Finnish |
Persefoni | | - | Greek |