responsibility
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2.7
- noun
- /rɪˌspɑnsəˈbɪlɪti/
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responsabilidad
- We are all members of the global village and have a responsibility to be good global citizens.
- take responsibility
- share responsibility
- professional responsibility
Isn't the government's responsibility to take care of you?
- Isn't the government's responsibility to take care of you?
- And so I feel like it's a responsibility not to waste that.
- It is not your responsibility to change a woman.
- So people can give you responsibilities, but then those become shoulds.
- And so your first responsibility is to take care of yourself.
- You feel it is your responsibility to take good care of this.
- And that is part of the responsibilities that they have.
- It's our responsibility to book a dinner with the guys.
- It really is a big responsibility, so it's great.
Examples
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But the banks must fulfil their responsibilities as well.
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The manager took full responsibility for the project's failure and promised to learn from the mistakes.
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It's not her responsibility to make him happy.
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It's not your responsibility to fix this.
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And so your first responsibility is to take care of yourself.
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You feel it is your responsibility to take good care of this.
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Most people learn respect and responsibility as they get older.
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So I figure next year, I'm really gonna have to take on more responsibility here.
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We are prepared to take full responsibility for our mishap.
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I can't take responsibility for this.
Synonyms
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1.0
Something you must do because of law, your job, or what is right
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3.2
A duty you feel to do something because it is right or someone helped you
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6.1
Being responsible for your actions and having to explain them to other people
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5.1
A legal responsibility to pay money for damage
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4.9
A duty you feel because something is right or wrong
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3.2
Feeling that you must do something or look after someone
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3.8
A feeling that you must do what is right for others
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4.0
Something a person must do because the law says so
Careful and reliable way of acting that shows a person can be trusted with duties
Being responsible to someone for your actions
Antonyms
Compounds
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4.3
Things citizens must do, like obey laws and vote, to help their community and country
- Informal
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4.9
A heavy feeling of pressure because you have important duties
Belief that each person is responsible for their own health through their choices
How Responsible
Surface Forms
Morphology
responsibility = responsible (transparent) = responsible + ity
Formed by the common adjective-to-noun derivation 'responsible' + '-ity', producing the noun meaning 'the state or quality of being responsible'.
Etymology
The word responsibility comes from a Latin root meaning 'to answer', and you can see the same idea in respond and response. The ending -ability means 'can' or 'ability', so a responsibility is something you must 'answer for', which is why it means a duty or something you are expected to take care of.