English Dictionary
Definition responsibility in British English
responsibility
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
▪ abdicate, accept, assume, bear, evade, exercise, fulfil, shirk, shoulder, take
Notice the spelling of responsibility, which is spelled with an ‘i’, not an ‘a’:
✗ Children remain their parents’ responsability until the age of eighteen.
✓ Children remain their parents’ responsibility until the age of eighteen.
✗ Everyone in the team is entrusted with responsabilities.
✓ Everyone in the team is entrusted with responsibilities.
the state or job of being in charge of someone or something and of making sure that what they do or what happens to them is right or satisfactory
Serrano immediately assumed temporary responsibility for foreign affairs.
a moral duty to behave in a particular way
What is the individual's responsibility to others in modern society?
We have a responsibility to our shareholders and to our depositors.
Parenthood brings a huge sense of responsibility.
