English
Pronunciation
IPA|/rɪËspÉnsÉËbɪlɪti/
SAMPA|/rI%[email protected]"bIlIti/
Noun
en-noun|responsibilit|ies
- The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable.
#: Responsibility is a heavy burden.
- A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible or accountable.
#: Keeping this system under control is everyone's responsibility.
#: Why didn't you clean the house? That was your responsibility!
- military The obligation to carry forward an assigned task to a successful conclusion. With responsibility goes authority to direct and take the necessary action to ensure success. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms).
- military The obligation for the proper custody, care, and safekeeping of property or funds entrusted to the possession or supervision of an individual. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms).
See also
accountability
Synonyms
rfc-level|Synonyms at L4+ not in L3 POS section
responsibleness
Related terms
respond
response
responsible
responsibly
Translations
trans-top|the state of being responsible
Arabic: ARchar|ÙسؤÙÙÙØ© IPAchar|(masâÅ«lÃyya) f
Armenian: ÕºÕ¡Õ¿Õ¡Õ½ÕÕ¡Õ¶Õ¡Õ¿Õ¾Õ¸ÖÕ©ÕµÕ¸ÖÕ¶ (pataskhanatvutyun)
Cebuano: responsibilidad
Chinese: 責任, 责任 (zérèn)
Czech: odpovÄdnost f
Danish: ansvar n
Dutch: verantwoordelijkheid f
Esperanto: respondeco
Finnish: vastuu
French: responsabilité f
German: Verantwortung f, Verantwortlichkeit f
Hungarian: felelÅsség
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Interlingua: responsabilitate
Italian: responsabilità f
Japanese: 責任 (ããã«ã, sekinin)
Korean: ì±ì (chaegim)
Malayalam: à´à´¤àµà´¤à´°à´µà´¾à´¦à´¿à´¤àµà´µà´ (uththaravaadithvam)
Portuguese: responsabilidade f
Russian: оÑвеÑÑÑвенноÑÑÑ (otvétstvennostâ) f
Spanish: responsabilidad f
Swedish: ansvar
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trans-top|a duty, obligation or liability for which someone is responsible
Arabic: ARchar|ÙسؤÙÙÙØ©|ÙسؤÙÙÙÙØ© (masâÅ«lÃyya) f
Armenian: ÕºÕ¡Õ¿Õ¡Õ½ÕÕ¡Õ¶Õ¡Õ¿Õ¾Õ¸ÖÕ©ÕµÕ¸ÖÕ¶ (pataskhanatvutyun)
Cebuano: katungdanan
Danish: ansvar n
Dutch: verantwoordelijkheid f
Esperanto: respondeco
French: responsabilité f
German: Verantwortung f
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Interlingua: responsabilitate
Italian: responsabilità f
Japanese: 責任 (ããã«ã, sekinin)
Portuguese: responsabilidade f
Spanish: responsabilidad f
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References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913
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