Meaning

2 senses

  1. To blame oneself for something; to acknowledge a fault.

    I take responsibility for my poor choice; it was my fault.

    Verantwortung übernehmen

  2. To accept or take on an obligation or liability.

    The new captain will take responsibility for the ship at the beginning of January.

    Verantwortung übernehmen

Examples

111 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. I take full responsibility.

    Я беру на себе всю відповідальність.

    ruЯ беру всю ответственность на себя.

    deIch übernehme die volle Verantwortung.

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  4. Who's taking responsibility for this?

    Хто бере на себе за це відповідальність?

    ruКто берёт на себя за это ответственность?

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  5. I take responsibility for that.

    Я беру на себе за це відповідальність.

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Translations

5 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to blame oneself for something; to acknowledge a fault:

Forms

takes responsibility, taking responsibility, took responsibility, taken responsibility
Base formtake responsibility · to take responsibility
3rd person singulartakes responsibility
Present participletaking responsibility
Past simpletook responsibility
Past participletaken responsibility

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytake responsibility
he, she, ittakes responsibility

Past simpleLesson

all personstook responsibility

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave taken responsibility
he, she, ithas taken responsibility

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill take responsibility

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tainttajtakeA1takeawayB1takeoffB1takeout
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