responsibility

re·spon·si·bil·i·ty  (r-spns-bl-t)

n. pl. re·spon·si·bil·i·ties

1. The state, quality, or fact of being responsible.

2. Something for which one is responsible; a duty, obligation, or burden.

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responsibility

Noun

pl -ties

1. the state of being responsible

2. a person or thing for which one is responsible

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	responsibility - the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr duty, obligation job - the responsibility to do something; "it is their job to print the truth" safekeeping, guardianship, keeping - the responsibility of a guardian or keeper; "he left his car in my keeping" social control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group action moral obligation - an obligation arising out of considerations of right and wrong; "he did it out of a feeling of moral obligation" noblesse oblige - the obligation of those of high rank to be honorable and generous (often used ironically) burden of proof - the duty of proving a disputed charge civic duty, civic responsibility - the responsibilities of a citizen filial duty - duty of a child to its parents imperative - some duty that is essential and urgent incumbency - a duty that is incumbent upon you legal duty - acts which the law requires be done or forborne line of duty - all that is normally required in some area of responsibility white man's burden - the supposed responsibility of the white race to provide care for their non-white subjects prerequisite, requirement - something that is required in advance; "Latin was a prerequisite for admission" requirement, demand - required activity; "the requirements of his work affected his health"; "there were many demands on his time"
	2.	responsibility - the proper sphere or extent of your activities; "it was his province to take care of himself" province arena, domain, sphere, orbit, area, field - a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" ecclesiastical province - the district within the jurisdiction of an archbishop or a metropolitan or one of the territorial divisions of an ecclesiastical order; "the general of the Jesuits has several provinces under him"
	3.	responsibility - a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct; "he holds a position of great responsibility" responsibleness character, fibre, fiber - the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer trustiness, trustworthiness - the trait of deserving trust and confidence fault - responsibility for a bad situation or event; "it was John's fault" accountability, answerability, answerableness - responsibility to someone or for some activity dependability, dependableness, reliability, reliableness - the quality of being dependable or reliable irresponsibility, irresponsibleness - a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions

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responsibility

noun 1. duty, business, job, role, task, accountability, answerability

noun 2. fault, blame, liability, guilt, culpability, burden

noun 3. obligation, duty, liability, charge, care

noun 4. authority, power, importance, mana N.Z.

noun 5. job, task, function, role, pigeon (informal)

noun 6. level-headedness, stability, maturity, reliability, rationality, dependability, trustworthiness, conscientiousness, soberness, sensibleness

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1. The obligation to carry forward an assigned task to a successful conclusion. With responsibility goes authority to direct and take the necessary action to ensure success.
2. The obligation for the proper custody, care, and safekeeping of property or funds entrusted to the possession or supervision of an individual. See also accountability.

Translations

responsibility [rɪspɔnsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ] n → responsabilidad f;

to take responsibility for sth/sb → admitir responsabilidad por algo/uno

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responsibility [rɪspɔnsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ] n → responsabilité f;

to take responsibility for sth/sb → accepter la responsabilité de qch/d'être responsable de qn

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responsibility [rɪspɔnsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ] n → Verantwortung f;

to take responsibility for sth/sb → die Verantwortung für etw/jdn übernehmen

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responsibility [rɪspɔnsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ] n → responsabilità f inv;

to take responsibility for sth/sb → assumersi or prendersi la responsabilità di qc/per qn