responsibility
/rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti/noun
उच्चारण रिस्पॉन्सबिलटी
ज़िम्मेदारी, उत्तरदायित्व
Basic word
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[U, C]
a duty to deal with or take care of somebody or something, so that you may be blamed if something goes wrong; blame for something that has happened; a duty to help or take care of somebody because of your job, position
ज़िम्मेदारी, उत्तरदायित्व
- take responsibility for your actions
- Teaching is a big responsibility.
- Looking after the younger children is Meera's responsibility.
+ 2 more examples
- The driver accepted responsibility for the accident.
- Voting is a responsibility that every citizen should take seriously.
Synonyms duty obligation accountability blame charge
Opposite irresponsibility negligence
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
re·spon·si·bil·i·ty
§Grammar and usage
Responsibility for sth ('responsibility for the mistake'); be responsible for sth ('She is responsible for the accounts'); be responsible to sb (answer to somebody in authority).
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: responsibility for sth ('responsibility for the mistake'); be responsible for sth ('She is responsible for the accounts'); be responsible to sb (किसी अधिकारी के प्रति जवाबदेह होना)।
Quote: 'With great power comes great responsibility.'
उद्धरण 'With great power comes great responsibility' (बड़ी शक्ति के साथ बड़ी ज़िम्मेदारी आती है)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Take or accept responsibility, shoulder the responsibility, a sense of responsibility, corporate social responsibility (CSR, made mandatory for large companies in India by the Companies Act, 2013).
Collocations: take या accept responsibility (ज़िम्मेदारी लेना), shoulder the responsibility, a sense of responsibility (ज़िम्मेदारी की भावना), corporate social responsibility (CSR, कंपनी अधिनियम, 2013 द्वारा भारत में बड़ी कंपनियों के लिए अनिवार्य, कॉर्पोरेट सामाजिक उत्तरदायित्व)।
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General knowledge
The Council of Ministers has collective responsibility to the Lok Sabha (Article 75(3)).
मंत्रिपरिषद लोकसभा के प्रति सामूहिक रूप से उत्तरदायी है (अनुच्छेद 75(3))।