bear responsibility

/beə ˌrɪspɒnsəˈbɪləti/

verb phrase

  1. to accept responsibility for something and be accountable for its results

    B2

    transitive; usually bear responsibility for somethingformal

    • "The manager bears responsibility for the team's decisions."B1
    • "She had to bear responsibility for the project's failure."B2
    • "Parents bear responsibility for ensuring that their children are safe."B2
    • "The company must bear responsibility for the environmental damage it caused."C1

Common mistakes

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

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

Collocations

bear responsibility forbear full responsibilitybear ultimate responsibility

Word family

responsibilityresponsibleresponsibly