verb phrase · formal
carry the responsibility
UK/ˌkæri ðə rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti/US/ˌkæri ðə rɪˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti/CAR·ry·the·re·SPON·si·BIL·i·ty
to accept or bear responsibility for something; to be held accountable
Examples
“The CEO carried the responsibility for the company's losses.”
“Policymakers must decide who will carry the responsibility for funding the project.”
“It is unfair to force low‑paid workers to carry the responsibility for systemic failures.”
Band 8 sentence
“Given his senior role, he ultimately carried the responsibility for the project's failure and pledged corrective measures.”
Collocations
- carry the responsibility for X
- carry sole responsibility
Word family
Common mistakes
They carry responsibility on the poor.→The poor carry the responsibility.
He carry the responsibility for the error.→He carries the responsibility for the error.
Say it for a higher band
5take responsibility→6bear responsibility→7+carry the responsibility
Synonyms
bear responsibility
take responsibility
Easily confused
take responsibility
“After the incident, she had to take responsibility for the mistake immediately.”
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