duty
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈduːti/
:
deber
- As a citizen, it is my duty to vote in elections.
- perform duties
- fulfill duties
- duty to obey
Another, I would say is a duty to advocate for.
- Another, I would say is a duty to advocate for.
- You can fulfill your duties in relation to them.
- And what is the primary duty that he talks about?
- Oh, it's almost like a duty, right?
- It's not my duty to to name them.
- But basically, I was on duty the entire time.
- They sincerely believe that it's their patriotic duty to stop these.
- And now we're told what it is that this duty amounts to.
- You want bag splitting duty or pouring duty or bag split and spread?
Examples
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And if something is wrong, it is my duty to tell you about that.
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She put me on cleanup duty.
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We know our first duty is to keep our country safe.
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And it's your duty, young man, to come along with us!
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And as faculty, we owe that duty to each other as well.
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We will do our duty, though the outcome is doubtful.
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Confidentiality is an ethical duty, and we can use ethics to help us apply it.
Academic text (2012) -
Of course you can't flinch from what you believe to be your duty.
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They sincerely believe that it's their patriotic duty to stop these.
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Doctors have a duty to care for their patients to the best of their ability.
Synonyms
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2.7
A duty to do something and answer for what you do
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1.0
A task you must do as part of your duties
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1.0
A piece of work someone must do, often given by another person
650
1.2
A piece of work given by a teacher or boss
524
3.2
A duty you feel to do something because it is right or someone helped you
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3.2
A promise to do something that creates a legal or financial duty
28
4.9
A duty you feel because something is right or wrong
Antonyms
Idioms
- Formal
30
4.2
While doing your job, especially in police, military, or other official work
Compounds
- Formal
4
7.9
Legal responsibility to act in another person's best interest, for example when managing their money
- Jargon
3
3.5
A specific job or task officially given to someone, often in the military
- Formal
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8.6
A tax on imported goods to reduce unfair government help to foreign companies
- Formal
Extra pay for employees who do work beyond their normal job tasks
- Specialized
Extra money employers pay employees for work beyond their normal tasks
- Formal
A tax charged on ships entering a country based on how much the ship can carry
How Important
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word duty comes from the Latin root debere, which means 'to owe' and is the same idea behind debt and due. So a duty is something you 'owe' to others, an action you must do because of law, your job, or what is right.