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held responsibility vs hold responsibility

Both these phrases are correct, but they're used in different contexts. 'Held responsibility' is used to indicate that someone had responsibility in the past, while 'hold responsibility' indicates that someone currently has responsibility.

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Last updated: September 16, 2024 • 17281 views

held responsibility

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that someone had responsibility in the past.

This phrase is used to describe a situation where someone was responsible for something in the past. It implies that the responsibility is no longer active.

Examples:

He held responsibility for the project before he left the company.
The previous manager held responsibility for the team's performance.
She held responsibility for the financial report last year.

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Held responsibility for collections strategies and delinquency and charge-off performance for partnerships card portfolio. Held responsibility for operations ...
Additionally he was a member of the executive committee for BP's global refining and marketing business and in 2000 he held responsibility for markets in Asia, ...
Paul Josephs joined DPT in 1997 after a very impressive and successful term as senior business manager with Patheon, where he held responsibility for ...
In his eight years with the Company, he held responsibility for long-term, site oriented, service contracts executed in this region, including in the oil and gas ...

Alternatives:

was responsible for
had responsibility for

hold responsibility

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that someone currently has responsibility.

This phrase is used to describe a situation where someone is currently responsible for something. It implies that the responsibility is ongoing.

Examples:

I hold responsibility for the sales department.
The team leader holds responsibility for the project's success.
She holds responsibility for the company's finances.

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Is there any difference between 'have responsibility' and 'hold responsibility'? 5. RTI is currently holding talks with Time Warner Inc. (From: Fox ...
Dec 4, 2014 ... PANCAP/CARICOM World AIDS Day Observance 2014: 'We hold responsibility for ending stigma'. from Caribbean Community PRO 2 months ...
Nick Korotya,. Bradley Peterson, (more)Loading... Russian citizens shouldn't hold responsibility since: a) They are not doing it - it's Putin's work, ...
Feb 24, 2015 ... 24.02.15 09:13 24.02.15 09:35. Russia will hold responsibility for violating cease- fire - Psaki. псаки. The U.S. Department of State confirmed ...

Alternatives:

is responsible for
has responsibility for

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