in charge

verantwortlich, zuständig

Für die Organisation, Leitung oder Betreuung einer Person oder Sache verantwortlich sein.

In einfachem Englisch: Responsible for organizing, leading, or looking after someone or something.

• Who is in charge here?
• They put me in charge of the children.
• She was in charge of organizing the concert.

So benutzt man es: be in charge of someone/something (She is in charge of the kitchen.); be in charge of doing something (He is in charge of booking the tickets.)

Synonyme: responsible, in command

Häufige Wendungen: in charge of something, leave someone in charge

an der Macht, am Steuer

Befehle geben oder entscheiden können, was geschieht.

In einfachem Englisch: Able to give orders or decide what happens.

• She likes being in charge.
• This app puts you in charge of your privacy settings.
• He made it clear that he was in charge.

So benutzt man es: be in charge of something (You are in charge of your own decisions.)

Synonyme: in control, in command

Häufige Wendungen: be in charge, put someone in charge, in charge of something

verantwortlich für, zuständig für

Für etwas verantwortlich sein und anderen dazu Anweisungen geben können.

In einfachem Englisch: Responsible for something and able to tell people what to do about it.

• Anna is in charge of the shop.
• Who was in charge of checking the tickets?
• They put him in charge of a team of ten people.

So benutzt man es: in charge of someone/something (Who is in charge of the food for the party?); in charge of doing something (I am in charge of training new staff.)

Synonyme: responsible for, in control of

Häufige Wendungen: in charge of something, in charge of someone