in charge

See also: incharge

English

Adjective

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

1. Having the responsibility of leading or overseeing.

   He left his daughter in charge of watching her younger sisters.

2. Having the power of command or control.

   This internet browser puts you in charge of your personal settings.

   • 1997, George Carlin, “FIRST THINGS FIRST”, in Brain Droppings‎^[1], New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, 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, 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.

3. (dated) In the care, custody or command (of someone).

   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.

   • 1899, Joseph Conrad, “Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Magazine‎^[2], volume 165, page 199:

     […] the steamer Fresleven commanded left also in a bad panic, in charge of the engineer, I believe.

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)
• Irish: i bhfeighil, i mbun
• Italian: in carica
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: گرتنە ئەستۆ (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

Chinese

Alternative forms

• 現叉廚 / 现叉厨, incharge

Etymology

From English in charge or person in charge. Compare English incharge.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): in⁶ caa¹ zyu⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: in⁶ caa¹ zyu⁴
    • Yale: ihn chā jyùh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: in⁶ tsaa¹ dzy⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: in⁶ ca¹ ju⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iːn²² t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ t͡syː²¹/

Noun

in charge

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) person in charge; manager; supervisor
   • 2018 May 28, “網傳港航乘客機上爆尿管流住血飛到三藩市　機組人員疑延誤求助”, in 香港01‎^[3]:

     該留言又指，「因為有travel companion onboard 唔想架機divert」；「係兩位in charge嘅處理手法，置乘客安全為次要，6day SFO享樂為主要。」

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   • 2022 February 13, “見基層怕罰款闖檢測站　接待員呻心酸經歷　嘆時薪$70做到無停手”, in 香港01‎^[4]:

     樓主續指，「其實我哋唔方便咁做，我咁做俾個in charge（負責人）見到會被鬧」，但他不忍心伯伯排隊後卻無法做檢測，決定多做一步幫助對方。

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Synonyms

• IC
• 負責人／负责人 (fùzérén)