take responsibility

verb

To blame oneself for something; to acknowledge a fault.

“I take responsibility for my poor choice; it was my fault.”

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Meanings

verbtake responsibility (third-person singular simple present takes responsibility, present participle taking responsibility, simple past took responsibility, past participle taken responsibility)

present singular third person takes responsibility · participle present taking responsibility · past took responsibility · participle past taken responsibility

  1. To blame oneself for something; to acknowledge a fault.

    I take responsibility for my poor choice; it was my fault.

  2. To accept or take on an obligation or liability.

    The new captain will take responsibility for the ship at the beginning of January.

Translations

Esperanto responsi
  • responsiaccept an obligation or liability
Finnish ottaa vastuu, kantaa vastuu
  • ottaa vastuuto blame oneself for something; to acknowledge a fault
  • kantaa vastuuto blame oneself for something; to acknowledge a fault
French assumer la responsabilité
  • assumer la responsabilitéto blame oneself for something; to acknowledge a fault
German Verantwortung übernehmen, Verantwortung übernehmen
  • Verantwortung übernehmento blame oneself for something; to acknowledge a fault
  • Verantwortung übernehmenaccept an obligation or liability
Hungarian felelősséget vállal, vállalja a felelősséget
  • felelősséget vállalto blame oneself for something; to acknowledge a fault
  • vállalja a felelősségetto blame oneself for something; to acknowledge a fault
Polish brać odpowiedzialność, wziąć odpowiedzialność
  • brać odpowiedzialnośćto blame oneself for something; to acknowledge a fault
  • wziąć odpowiedzialnośćto blame oneself for something; to acknowledge a fault
Portuguese responsabilizar
  • responsabilizarto blame oneself for something; to acknowledge a fault
Spanish responsabilizarse (de), tomar/asumir responsabilidad
  • responsabilizarse (de)to blame oneself for something; to acknowledge a fault
  • tomar/asumir responsabilidad (de/por)to blame oneself for something; to acknowledge a fault
  • tomar/asumir responsabilidades (las) (de/por)to blame oneself for something; to acknowledge a fault
  • responsabilizarse (de)accept an obligation or liability
  • tomar/asumir responsabilidad (de/por)accept an obligation or liability
  • tomar/asumir responsabilidades (las) (de/por)accept an obligation or liability
Cite this entry
APA

take responsibility. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20responsibility

MLA

“take responsibility.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20responsibility. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take responsibility,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20responsibility.

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