bear full responsibility

/ber fʊl rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti/

verb phrase

  1. To accept that you are completely responsible for something, including its consequences.

    B2

    usually followed by for + noun or -ing formformal

    • "The manager had to bear full responsibility for the project's failure."B2
    • "The company must bear full responsibility for the damage caused by its negligence."B2
    • "The minister stated that she would bear full responsibility if the policy failed."C1
    • "She was willing to bear full responsibility for her actions."B2

Common mistakes

  • bear full responsibility of the mistake→bear full responsibility for the mistake

    Use for, not of, before the thing or action involved.

Collocations

bear full responsibility forbear responsibility for one's actionsaccept full responsibilitytake full responsibility for

Word family

responsibilityresponsibleresponsiblyirresponsible