bear responsibility

phraseC1formal · an editor’s judgementNot compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

To bear responsibility is to carry the duty for something, whether or not you chose it. It sits on you until the matter is settled.

It takes for. Bear is the carrying verb, which is what separates this from taking responsibility: you take it in a moment and bear it for years, and you can bear it without ever having accepted it. That makes this the phrase of blame and of office — directors bear it, ministers bear it — and bear the brunt is the near neighbour for taking the worst of something.

Definitions of bear responsibility

1phrasebear responsibilityTo carry the duty for something.C1
“The directors bear responsibility for what the company does.”

bear responsibility is a carrying of duty.

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bear responsibility

phraseC1formal · an editor’s judgementNot compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

To bear responsibility is to carry the duty for something, whether or not you chose it. It sits on you until the matter is settled.

Definitions of bear responsibility

1phrasebear responsibilityTo carry the duty for something.C1
“The directors bear responsibility for what the company does.”

bear responsibility is a carrying of duty.

Practised in Common Word Pairs

Practise this word