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taken responsibility

taken responsibility is the past participle of take responsibility.

Meaning of take responsibility

Verb

take responsibility (third-person singular simple present takes responsibility, present participle taking responsibility, simple past took responsibility, past participle 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.

Questions about taken responsibility

What is taken responsibility the past participle of?
Taken responsibility is the past participle of take responsibility.

Words near taken responsibility in the dictionary

  1. taken possession
  2. taken post
  3. taken potluck
  4. taken pride
  5. taken refuge
  6. taken responsibility
  7. taken revenge
  8. taken roll
  9. taken root
  10. taken serious
  11. taken seriously

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