Collocation
take responsibility
Definition
to accept that you are the one who must deal with something or admit you are at fault
'take responsibility' is a common English collocation. to accept that you are the one who must deal with something or admit you are at fault
take + responsibility (+ for + noun/gerund)
“He finally took responsibility for the mistake and apologized to the team.”
Examples
- You need to _____ responsibility for your actions.
- She refused to _____ responsibility for the broken window.
- As the team leader, he will _____ responsibility for the final decision.
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- I _____ responsibility for the confusion I caused in yesterday's email.
- After the audit, the manager _____ responsibility for the reporting error.
- If we want to improve, we must _____ responsibility for our part in the problem.
- He hasn't _____ responsibility for what happened, even though everyone saw it.
- The company _____ responsibility for the data leak and offered free monitoring services.
- By signing the form, you _____ responsibility for returning the equipment on time.
More verb + nouns
- make progress to improve or move forward toward a goal over time
- make money to earn money; to generate a profit or income
- make a request to ask formally for something, especially through an official process
- do business to conduct commercial activity; to buy, sell, or work with another company professionally
- do exercise to do physical activity to improve health or fitness