Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable.

    Responsibility is a heavy burden.

    Verantwortung, Verantwortlichkeit

    отве́тственностьotvétstvennostʹ

    відповіда́льністьvidpovidálʹnistʹ

    a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct

  2. (countable, uncountable)The state of being liable, culpable, or responsible for something in particular.

  3. (countable, uncountable)A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable.

    Why didn't you clean the house? That was your responsibility!

  4. A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable.

    (countable, uncountable)The obligation to carry forward an assigned task to a successful conclusion.

  5. (countable, uncountable)The obligation for the proper custody, care, and safekeeping of property or funds entrusted to someone’s possession or supervision.

Examples

522 sentences
  1. Who's taking responsibility for this problem?

    Хто бере на себе відповідальність за цю проблему?

    ruКто берёт на себя ответственность за эту проблему?

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  2. Who's taking responsibility for the loss?

    Хто бере на себе відповідальність за втрати?

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  3. Tom has a strong sense of responsibility.

    У Тома сильне почуття відповідальності.

    ruУ Тома сильное чувство ответственности.

    deTom hat ein starkes Verantwortungsbewusstsein.

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  4. It's your responsibility to finish the job.

    Це твій обов'язок закінчити роботу.

    ruЗакончить работу — твоя обязанность.

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  5. Do you think you could handle that kind of responsibility?

    Думаєш, ти зможеш справитися з такими обов'язками?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible:
the state of being responsible:
Русский
By meaning 1
a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible:
the state of being responsible:

Origin

From responsible + -ity. Although the components are of French origin, the compound appear

From responsible + -ity. Although the components are of French origin, the compound appears to have been formed in English. Later-attested French responsabilité is modeled on the English word, and Italian responsabilità is in turn modeled on the French.

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Forms

plural: responsibilities
Singularresponsibility
Pluralresponsibilities

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct:responsibleness
  • the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force:dutyobligation
  • the proper sphere or extent of your activities:province

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

12 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • take responsibility for
  • full responsibility for
  • take responsibility
  • full responsibility
  • take full responsibility
  • to take responsibility
  • isn't my responsibility
  • responsibility for this
  • isn't our responsibility
  • responsibility to do
  • responsibility for that
  • is your responsibility

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
responsibility — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto