Responsibility | Mean of responsibility in English Dictionary

/rɪˌspɑːnsəˈbɪləti/

• Noun
• the state of being the person who caused something to happen
1. He accepted full responsibility for the accident. [=he admitted that the accident was his fault]
2. The boys denied any responsibility for the damage to the fence.
3. A terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the bombing.
• a duty or task that you are required or expected to do
1. The janitor has many responsibilities.
2. Mowing the lawn is your responsibility.
3. She has to deal with a lot of family and work responsibilities.
4. It is your responsibility to give the company two weeks notice if you decide to leave.
5. A teacher's most important responsibility is to help her students. = A teacher's first responsibility is to/toward her students.
6. In her new position, she will have much more responsibility.
• something that you should do because it is morally right, legally required, etc.
1. We have a responsibility to protect the environment.
2. The government's responsibility is to serve the public.

• the state of having the job or duty of dealing with and taking care of something or someone
1. The principal has responsibility for 450 students and a staff of 35.
• the quality of a person who can be trusted to do what is expected, required, etc.
1. She is completely lacking in responsibility.
2. The boy developed a sense of responsibility with his first job.