Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take responsibility

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English

Syllables
take re-spon-si-bil-i-ty
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To blame oneself for something; to acknowledge a fault.

verb

To accept or take on an obligation or liability.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

takes responsibility (present, singular) taking responsibility (participle, present) took responsibility (past) taken responsibility (participle, past)

Questions

What does take responsibility mean?
To blame oneself for something; to acknowledge a fault.

How to pronounce take responsibility

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