responsibility in English: A job or duty that you must look after, and the blame if it goes wrong. (noun)

Translation

A job or duty that you must look after, and the blame if it goes wrong.

Word origin

From Latin respondere, meaning to answer, so a responsibility is something you must answer for.

Gender

Pluralresponsibilities

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It is the job that belongs to me.

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"Take responsibility" means to say that it was your fault.

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Here it means many important duties.

duty

Something you must do because it is right, or because it is part of your job.

blame

To say that someone did the wrong thing that caused a problem.

job

The work a person does regularly to earn money, or a task that must be done.

care

To feel that someone or something is important to you.

trust

To believe that someone is honest and will not hurt you.

burden

A heavy load that you carry, or a duty or problem that feels heavy.

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