noun · neutral
duty
UK/ˈdjuːti/US/ˈduːti/DU·ty
Band 5-6speakingtask2
a moral or legal obligation; a task or responsibility
Examples
“It's my duty to report any safety issues.”
“She is a dutiful daughter who visits her parents every week.”
“He performed his duties faithfully.”
Band 8 sentence
“A dutiful civil servant should place the public interest above personal gain.”
Collocations
- perform one's duty
- dutiful son/daughter
Word family
duty ndutiful adjduty-free adj
Common mistakes
I have many duties to do.→I have many duties.
He is very dutifully.→He is very dutiful.
Say it for a higher band
5job→6responsibility→7+dutiful
Synonyms
responsibility
obligation
Easily confused
responsibility
“Teachers have a responsibility to provide accurate information.”
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