bear full responsibility for

/bɛər fʊl rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti fɔːr/

verb phrase

  1. to accept that you are completely accountable for something — a duty, a decision, or a mistake — and are willing to face the consequences

    B2

    bear + full responsibility + for + noun/-ingformal

    • "She bears full responsibility for the mistake."B2
    • "The company will bear full responsibility for repairing the damage."C1
    • "Having signed off on the report, she had to bear full responsibility for the inaccuracies it contained."C1

  2. to be the person whose job is to look after someone or something and answer for them

    C1

    bear full responsibility + for + nounformal

    • "As team leader, you bear full responsibility for your players' safety."B2
    • "The hospital trust bears full responsibility for maintaining the building."C1

Common mistakes

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

    'Responsibility' is followed by 'for' when you say who or what you answer for, not 'of'.

  • bear fully responsibility→bear full responsibility

    Use the adjective 'full' before the noun; 'fully' is an adverb and cannot modify 'responsibility'.

Collocations

bear full responsibility fortake full responsibilityaccept responsibilitybear the consequencesassume responsibilityshare responsibilitybear responsibility

Word family

bearresponsibilityresponsibleresponsiblyirresponsible