English-Thai Dictionary

responsibility

N ความรับผิดชอบ  accountability kwam-rab-pid-chob

 

responsibility

N หน้าที่  ภาระ  สิ่ง ที่ ต้อง รับผิดชอบ  duty obligation na-ti

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RESPONSIBILITY

n.[from responsible. ] 1. The state of being accountable or answerable, as for a trust or office, or for a debt.
It is used in the plural; as heavy responsibilities.
2. Ability to answer in payment; means of paying contracts.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RESPONSIBILITY

Re *spon `si *bil "i *ty (r *spn `s *bl "*t ), n.; pl. -ties (-t. Etym: [Cf. F.responsabilité. ]

 

1. The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable, as for a trust, debt, or obligation.

 

2. That for which anyone is responsible or accountable; as, the resonsibilities of power.

 

3. Ability to answer in payment; means of paying.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

responsibility

re spon si bil i ty |riˌspänsəˈbilətē rəˌspɑnsəˈbɪlədi | ▶noun ( pl. responsibilities ) the state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone: women bear children and take responsibility for child care. • the state or fact of being accountable or to blame for something: the group has claimed responsibility for a string of murders. • the opportunity or ability to act independently and make decisions without authorization: we would expect individuals lower down the organization to take on more responsibility. • (often responsibilities ) a thing that one is required to do as part of a job, role, or legal obligation: he will take over the responsibilities of overseas director. • [ in sing. ] (responsibility to /toward ) a moral obligation to behave correctly toward or in respect of: individuals have a responsibility to control personal behavior.

 

Oxford Dictionary

responsibility

re |spon ¦si |bil ¦ity |rɪˌspɒnsɪˈbɪlɪti | ▶noun ( pl. responsibilities ) [ mass noun ] 1 the state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone: women bear children and take responsibility for childcare. 2 the state or fact of being accountable or to blame for something: the group has claimed responsibility for a string of murders. • [ in sing. ] (responsibility to /towards ) a moral obligation to behave correctly towards or in respect of: individuals have a responsibility to control their behaviour. 3 the opportunity or ability to act independently and take decisions without authorization: we expect individuals to take on more responsibility. • [ count noun ] (often responsibilities ) a thing which one is required to do as part of a job, role, or legal obligation: he will take over the responsibilities of Overseas Director. PHRASES on one's own responsibility without authorization.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

responsibility

responsibility noun 1 it was his responsibility to find witnesses: duty, task, function, job, role, business. 2 they denied responsibility for the bomb attack: blame, fault, guilt, culpability, liability. 3 let's show some social responsibility: trustworthiness, common sense, sense, maturity, reliability, dependability. 4 a job with greater responsibility: authority, control, power, leadership.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

responsibility

responsibility noun 1 it was his responsibility to find witnesses: duty, task, function, job, role, place, charge, business, onus, burden, liability, accountability, answerability, province; Brit. informal pigeon. 2 the organization denied responsibility for the bomb attack at the airport: blame, fault, guilt, culpability, blameworthiness, liability. 3 teenagers may not be showing enough sense of responsibility to be safely granted privileges: trustworthiness, level-headedness, rationality, sanity, reason, reasonableness, sense, common sense, stability, maturity, adultness, reliability, dependability, competence. 4 we train those staff who show an aptitude for managerial responsibility: authority, control, power, leadership, management, influence; duty.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

responsibility

re spon si bil i ty /rɪspɑ̀nsəbɪ́ləti |-spɔ̀n -/ (! 強勢は第4音節 ) →responsible 名詞 複 -ties /-tɪz /1 U C «…に対する /…することに対する » 責任 , 責務 , 義務 «for , to /for do ing , to do » (→liability 1 )▸ You have responsibility for looking after your children. ≒It is your responsibility to look after …子供の世話はあなたの責任です ▸ take [｟かたく ｠assume ] full responsibility for the matter その問題に対する責任を全面的に負う ▸ accept no responsibility for the delay 遅れの責任を取らない 2 U C 【人などに対する /世話 援助などをする 】責任 (感 ), 職責 «to , towards /to do » ; 責任を負うべきもの [相手 ]▸ a sense of responsibility towards one's work 仕事に対する責任感 ▸ heavy responsibilities 重責, 重荷 ▸ be relieved of one's responsibilities 責任を解除される 3 U 信頼性 ; 自立性 .4 U ｟米 ｠義務履行能力 , 支払い能力 .on one's ò wn responsib í lity 自分の責任において, 独断で .