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responsibility
[ri-spon-suh-bil-i-tee]
noun
plural
responsibilitiesthe state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management.
Synonyms: ,an instance of being responsible.
The responsibility for this mess is yours!
a particular burden of obligation upon one who is responsible.
the responsibilities of authority.
a person or thing for which one is responsible.
A child is a responsibility to their parents.
reliability or dependability, especially in meeting debts or payments.
responsibility
/ °łÉŖĖ²õ±čɲŌ²õÉĖ²śÉŖ±ōÉŖ³ŁÉŖ /
noun
the state or position of being responsible
a person or thing for which one is responsible
the ability or authority to act or decide on one's own, without supervision
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- nonresponsibility noun
- preresponsibility noun
- self-responsibility noun
- superresponsibility noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of responsibility1
Idioms and Phrases
on one's own responsibility, on one's own initiative or authority.
He changed the order on his own responsibility.
Example Sentences
āHe decided, āI still have a responsibility, and I still want to help provide,āā she said.
She described disability living allowance forms as a "complete headache", particularly on top of caring responsibilities and looking after the rest of the family.
Determined to save enough for college classes toward her degree, Amy has also shouldered the responsibility of supporting her mother, who has grown dependent on painkillers.
It turned out that when people actually understood that they would have to take responsibility for their private accounts and invest them in the stock market, they didn't want the risk.
"We, as grown-ups, have got the responsibility for that, and we have to take it now."
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Related 51³Ō¹Ļs
- authorityĢż
- burdenĢż
- dutyĢż
- guiltĢż
- importanceĢż
- liabilityĢż
- obligationĢż
- powerĢż
- restraintĢż
- trustĢż
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageĀ® Idioms Dictionary copyright Ā© 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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