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preposition (DUTY) strong /fɔːr/
/fɔːr/ weak /fər/
/fɚ/ Definition
(Definition of for preposition (DUTY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Duty, obligation and responsibility
Synonyms and related words:
- accountable adjective
- answer for sb/sth phrasal verb
- answer for sth phrasal verb
- answer to sb phrasal verb
- answerable adjective
- commitment noun
- fail noun 2
- fall to sb phrasal verb
- had better/best do sth idiom
- hat noun
- have sth on your hands idiom
- I am not my brother's keeper idiom
- lie verb (POSITION)
- ought modal verb (DUTY)
- owe sb a living idiom
- pass the buck idiom
- pay your dues idiom
- preserve noun (ACTIVITY)
- purview noun
- shoulder noun (RESPONSIBILITY)
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