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обязанность — meaning in English

obyazannost

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English meaning

  • chore noun A routine task, especially one needed to keep a home running, such as cleaning or cooking.
  • debt noun Money that one person or organisation owes to another.
  • duty noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.
  • incumbency noun The state of being incumbent.
  • obligation noun A duty or requirement to do something, often because of a promise, law, or moral sense.
  • responsibility noun The state of being accountable for something, or the duty to deal with it.

Senses

обязанность is used for these senses in English:

  • arrear Work to be done, obligation.
  • debt An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another.
  • duty (countable, uncountable) That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
  • incumbency An obligation or duty.
  • obligation The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.
  • obligation A social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid a particular course of action.
  • obligation A course of action imposed by society, law, or conscience by which someone is bound or restricted.
  • responsibility A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable.

chore — full definition

  1. noun A routine task, especially one needed to keep a home running, such as cleaning or cooking.
  2. noun Any task that feels tedious or unpleasant.

debt — full definition

  1. noun Money that one person or organisation owes to another.
  2. noun A sense of owing someone something non-financial, such as gratitude or loyalty.

Related Russian words