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Meaning of responsibility | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1 Frequent
ɹɪˌspɒn.səˈbɪl.ɪ.ti

Definitions

  1. The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable.
    countable, uncountable
  2. responsibility, responsibleness
  3. An act or course of action that is demanded of one, as by position, custom, law, or religion:burden, charge, commitment, duty, imperative, must, need, obligation.
  4. The state of being liable, culpable, or responsible for something in particular.
    countable, uncountable
  5. accountability
  6. (with to).
    with
  7. A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable.
    countable, uncountable
  8. legal liability
  9. in a trustworthy or serious way. Do try to behave responsibly. verantwoordelik بصورةٍ مَسْؤولَه отговорно responsavelmente odpovědně verantwortungsvoll ansvarsbevidst υπεύθυναresponsablemente, con seriedad vastutustundlikult وظایفه شناسانه vastuullisesti avec sérieux בְּצוּרָה אַחֲרַאִית जिम्मेदारी से odgovorno felelősen secara bertanggung jawab alvarlega; með ábyrgð in modo responsabile 責任をもって 책임감 있게 atsakingai, protingai ar atbildības izjūtu secara bertanggungjawab verantwoordelijkansvarlig...
  10. The obligation to carry forward an assigned task to a successful conclusion.
    countable, uncountable
  11. (negative unresponsive). a responsive, kindly girl; a responsive smile; The disease is responsive to treatment. reagerend مُسْتَجيد، مُتَجاوِب، سَريع الإسْتِجابَه отзивчив receptivo dobře reagující aufgeschlossen velvillig; venlig; modtagelig που ανταποκρίνεται que reacciona; interesado; sensible tundlik, vastuvõtlik پاسخ گو؛ واکنشی vastaanottavainen qui réagit bien (à) מְגִיב בִּמְהִירוּת उत्तरदायी, संवेदनशील prijemljiv, pun razumijevanja érzékeny, fogékony tanggap sem svarar/bregst vel við;...
    negative
  12. The obligation for the proper custody, care, and safekeeping of property or funds entrusted to someone’s possession or supervision.
    countable, uncountable
  13. reagerend باسْتِجابَةٍ سَريعَه отзивчиво receptivamente sympaticky aufgeschlossen velvilligt; modtageligt με (αντ)απόκριση reaccionando con interés/entusiasmo tundlikult به طور پذیزا؛ عکس العمل دار myötämielisesti avec sympathie בְּהֵיעָנוּת अनुक्रिया शीलता से prijemljivo, puno razumijevanja érzékenyen, fogékonyan dengan simpati móttækilega; vinsamlega comprensivamente 敏感に 반응하여 jautriai atsaucīgi secara tindak balas invoelend velvillig, mottakelig wrażliwie عكس العمل ښګاره كوونكى receptivamen...
  14. reageer إسْتِجابَه، تَجاوُب отзивчивост receptividade citlivost die Aufgeschlossenheit modtagelighed απόκρισηinterés; sensibilidad tundlikkus تفاهم myötämielisyys bonne réaction à היענות अनुक्रियता, अनुक्रियाशीलता से prijemljivost érzékenység, fogékonyság tanggapan positif e-r sem bregst vel við comprensione 感じやすさ 반응성 jautrumas atsaucība; atsaucīgums tindak balas ontvankelijkheidvelvillighet, mottakelighet wrażliwość تفاهم receptividade înţelegere отзывчивость citlivosť dovzetnost reagovanje ...
  15. responsabilidad.
  16. The state, quality, or fact of being responsible.
  17. Something for which one is responsible; a duty, obligation, or burden.
  18. the state or position of being responsible

Equivalents

العربية المسؤوليّة
Español responsabilidad

Examples

“Responsibility is a heavy burden.”
“After all, it is undeniable that the B.R. standard coach scored highly in comparative trials with other European railway vehicles on the Continent a few years ago, so that B.R. civil engineers must share responsibility for any defects in its behaviour over here.”
“The vast majority of American Jews not only greatly dislike President Trump but also believe he has made them less safe: according to a May 2019 poll, nearly three-quarters of Jewish voters believe American Jews are less secure under Trump than they were before, 71 percent disapprove of Trump’s overall job performance, and nearly 60 percent believe that he bears at least some responsibility for the synagogue shootings carried out by white nationalists in Pittsburgh and Poway.”
“Why didn't you clean the house? That was your responsibility!”
“The responsibility of the great states is to serve and not to dominate the world”
“If parents, teachers, and ministers conducted their responsibilities by following the ratings, children would have a steady diet of ice cream, school holidays, and no Sunday school.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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