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took responsibility

took responsibility is the simple past 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 took responsibility

What is took responsibility the simple past of?
Took responsibility is the simple past of take responsibility.

Words near took responsibility in the dictionary

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

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