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taking responsibility

taking responsibility is the present participle and gerund 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 taking responsibility

What is taking responsibility the present participle and gerund of?
Taking responsibility is the present participle and gerund of take responsibility.

Words near taking responsibility in the dictionary

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

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