noun · neutral
responsibility
UK/rɪˌspɒnsɪˈbɪlɪti/US/rɪˌspɑːnsɪˈbɪlɪti/re·spon·si·BIL·ity
a duty or task that you are required or expected to do
Examples
“She took responsibility for organising the charity event.”
“Health and safety is the company's responsibility.”
“Parents have a responsibility to care for their children.”
Band 8 sentence
“As project leader, she assumed full responsibility for coordinating the teams and ensuring deadlines were met.”
Collocations
- take responsibility for
- share responsibility
- bear responsibility
Word family
Common mistakes
responsible of→responsible for
take responsibility to do the task→take responsibility for doing the task
Say it for a higher band
5duty→6obligation→7+responsibility
Synonyms
duty
obligation
Easily confused
duty
“It is your duty to report any safety hazards immediately.”
obligation
“They have a legal obligation to provide safe working conditions.”
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