The meaning of Duty

noun

Loyalty or commitment to a superior or to a group or cause.

Usage examples:

Those wishing to receive citizenship must swear allegiance to the republic

noun

Support for a leader, country, group, or belief

Usage examples:

[ u ] for many here, allegiance to the local community comes first.

noun

A task or piece of work allocated to someone as part of a job or course of study.

Usage examples:

A homework assignment

An undertaking that you have been told to perform

noun

A particular job or responsibility given to you

Usage examples:

[ c ] the homework assignment was to read chapter 2 in our history book.

noun

A load, typically a heavy one.

Usage examples:

And laying my heavy burden in the safe hands of the luggage compartment i went to my seat and was g…

verb

Load heavily.

Usage examples:

She walked forwards burdened with a wooden box

noun

A duty or responsibility that is hard to bear

Usage examples:

I don’t want to be a burden on my children., he was burdened with debts.

verb

Demand (an amount) as a price for a service rendered or goods supplied.

Usage examples:

Wedding planners may charge an hourly fee of up to £150

noun

A price asked for goods or services.

Usage examples:

Our standard charge for a letter is £25

noun

An ambassador's deputy.

noun

A routine task, especially a household one.

Usage examples:

The early risers were up and about, doing their chores

noun

A job or piece of work that needs to be done regularly

Usage examples:

By the time he’d finished all the household chores it was mid-afternoon., it was a real chore tryin…

noun

An instruction, command, or role given to a person or group.

Usage examples:

One of his first commissions was to redesign the great exhibition building

verb

Order or authorize the production of (something).

Usage examples:

The portrait was commissioned by his widow in 1792

noun

A group of people who have been formally chosen and given the authority to get information about a problem or to perform other special duties

Usage examples:

Congress appointed a commission to study immigration policy., she received a commission to paint th…

noun

The state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc.

Usage examples:

The company's commitment to quality

noun

A promise to give yourself, your money, your time, etc., to support or buy something

Usage examples:

Try the product for two weeks with no commitment to buy.

noun

A promise or firm decision to do something, or the fact of promising something

Usage examples:

He was encouraged by the commitment of car manufacturers to improving dealer profitability., the ma…

verb

Relate to; be about.

Usage examples:

The story concerns a friend of mine

noun

Anxiety; worry.

Usage examples:

Carole gazed at her with concern

verb

To trouble someone with feelings of anxiety; worry

Usage examples:

The loss didn’t bother him, but his team’s confidence concerns him., this is an issue that should c…

noun

Polite submission and respect.

Usage examples:

He addressed her with the deference due to age

noun

Respect shown for another person esp. because of that person’s experience, knowledge, age, or power

Usage examples:

In deference to nature lovers, the town refused to grant a permit to builders who would have filled…

noun

The quality of being faithful; fidelity.

Usage examples:

Faithfulness in marriage

noun

The quality of being faithful to someone or something

Usage examples:

The priest stressed the importance of faithfulness in marriage.

noun

A feudal tenant's or vassal's sworn loyalty to a lord.

Usage examples:

They owed fealty to the earl rather than the king

noun

Loyalty, especially to a king or queen

Usage examples:

An oath of fealty

noun

Faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support.

Usage examples:

He sought only the strictest fidelity to justice

noun

The state of remaining loyal to someone and keeping the promises you made to that person

Usage examples:

The fidelity of the tape recording was so poor that you could not understand much of what was said.

noun

Loyalty to a person or organization

Usage examples:

Customer trust and fidelity are not acquired once and for all., they recently began testing a fidel…

noun

An activity that is natural to or the purpose of a person or thing.

Usage examples:

Bridges perform the function of providing access across water

verb

Work or operate in a proper or particular way.

Usage examples:

Her liver is functioning normally

noun

A purpose or duty, or the way something or someone works

Usage examples:

[ u ] the function of the veins is to carry blood to the heart., [ c ] one of your functions as rec…

noun

Special honour or respect shown publicly.

Usage examples:

Many villagers come here to pay homage to the virgin

noun

An expression of great respect and honor

Usage examples:

We pay homage to him for his achievements in medical research.

noun

A paid position of regular employment.

Usage examples:

The scheme could create 200 jobs

verb

Do casual or occasional work.

Usage examples:

He left school and jobbed around as a car parts salesman, warehouseman, and removal man

noun

An act of prodding, thrusting, or wrenching.

noun

The quality of being loyal.

Usage examples:

His extreme loyalty to the crown

noun

The quality of being loyal to a particular company or brand

Usage examples:

Loyalty to sb/sth flexible working hours encourages employee loyalty to the company., firms try to …

noun

An important assignment given to a person or group of people, typically involving travel abroad.

Usage examples:

A fact-finding mission to the czech republic

noun

The action of sending someone to a place to do a particular job, esp. one for a government or religious organization, or the job the person has been sent to do

Usage examples:

They were sent on a secret political mission to the middle east., fig. she’s a woman on a mission (…

noun

The result that a company or an organization is trying to achieve through its plans or actions

Usage examples:

Core/main/primary mission the main mission of the home ownership group is to arrange loans for firs…

noun

Compliance with an order, request, or law or submission to another's authority.

Usage examples:

Children were taught to show their parents obedience

noun

The fact that people or animals do what they are told to do

Usage examples:

He demands unquestioning obedience from his soldiers.

noun

An act or course of action to which a person is morally or legally bound; a duty or commitment.

Usage examples:

I have an obligation to look after her

noun

A room, set of rooms, or building used as a place for commercial, professional, or bureaucratic work.

Usage examples:

An office job

noun

A place in a building where a business is carried on by people working at desks (= special tables) used for writing and for holding telephones and computers

Usage examples:

An office building, i didn’t leave the office until nearly 8 o’clock., the doctor’s office was fill…

noun

A room or building in which people work, especially sitting at desks with computers, phones, etc., as a part of a business or other organization

Usage examples:

The meeting is at their offices in san diego., local/regional/overseas office it would be so much e…

noun

Something that is one's duty or responsibility.

Usage examples:

The onus is on you to show that you have suffered loss

noun

The obligation to prove an assertion or allegation that one makes; the burden of proof.

noun

An amount or section which, when combined with others, makes up the whole of something.

Usage examples:

Divide the circle into three equal parts

verb

(of two things) move away from each other.

Usage examples:

His lips parted in a smile

adverb

To some extent; partly (often used to contrast different parts of something).

Usage examples:

The city is now part slum, part consumer paradise

noun

A stout seed- or fruit-eating bird with a small head, short legs, and a cooing voice, typically having grey and white plumage.

Usage examples:

Their short breeding cycle allows pigeons and doves to have more broods to compensate for their sma…

noun

Archaic spelling of pidgin.

noun

A large, usually gray-and-white bird that lives esp. in cities

Usage examples:

We fed the pigeons in the park.

noun

A particular position, point, or area in space; a location.

Usage examples:

I can't be in two places at once

verb

Put in a particular position.

Usage examples:

A newspaper had been placed beside my plate

noun

An area, town, building, etc.

Usage examples:

Her garden was a cool pleasant place to sit., what was the name of that place we drove through on t…

noun

A thing that is needed or wanted.

Usage examples:

Choose the type of window that suits your requirements best

noun

Something needed or necessary

Usage examples:

Previous experience is one of the requirements for the job.

noun

What is wanted or needed by someone

Usage examples:

I've been asked to estimate our budget requirements for next year., meet/suit sb's requirements the…

noun

A feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements.

Usage examples:

The director had a lot of respect for douglas as an actor

verb

Admire (someone or something) deeply, as a result of their abilities, qualities, or achievements.

Usage examples:

She was respected by everyone she worked with

noun

Admiration for someone or something that you believe has good ideas or qualities

Usage examples:

I believe people had more respect for teachers back then., some drivers don’t have any respect for …

noun

The state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone.

Usage examples:

A true leader takes responsibility for their team and helps them achieve goals

noun

A duty to take care of something

Usage examples:

[ c ] with this promotion, jorge’s responsibilities will be increased., [ u ] parents must assume r…

noun

Something that it is your job or duty to deal with

Usage examples:

Responsibility to do sth as a board member, i have a responsibility to ask questions., responsibili…

noun

Deep respect for someone or something.

Usage examples:

Rituals showed honour and reverence for the dead

verb

Regard or treat with deep respect.

Usage examples:

The many divine beings reverenced by hindu tradition

noun

A feeling of respect or admiration for someone or something

Usage examples:

She has/shows/feels great reverence for her professors.

noun

An actor's part in a play, film, etc.

Usage examples:

Dietrich's role as a wife in war-torn paris

noun

A piece of work to be done or undertaken.

Usage examples:

A new manager was given the task of developing the club's talent

verb

Assign a task to.

Usage examples:

Nato troops are tasked with separating the warring parties

noun

Activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.

Usage examples:

He was tired after a day's work

verb

Be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; do work.

Usage examples:

She has been working so hard

combining form

Denoting things or parts made of a specified material or with specified tools.

Usage examples:

Silverwork