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After every storm the sun will smile; for every problem there is a solution, and the soul's indefeasible duty is to be of good cheer.
William R. Alger

Meaning of "duty" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DUTY

From Anglo-French dueté, from Old French deudue.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DUTY

duty  [ˈdjuːtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DUTY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Duty is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DUTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Duty

Duty is a term that conveys a sense of moral commitment or obligation to someone or something. The moral commitment should result in action; it is not a matter of passive feeling or mere recognition. When someone recognizes a duty, that person theoretically commits themself to its fulfillment without considering their own self-interest. This is not to suggest that living a life of duty entirely precludes a life of leisure; however, its fulfillment generally involves some sacrifice of immediate self-interest. Typically, "the demands of justice, honor, and reputation are deeply bound up" with duty. Cicero, an early philosopher who discusses duty in his work “On Duty", suggests that duties can come from four different sources: ▪ as result of being human ▪ as a result of one's particular place in life ▪ as a result of one's character ▪ as a result of one's own moral expectations for oneself Various derivative uses of the word have sprung from the root idea of obligation, a concept involved in the notion of duty; thus it is used in the services performed by a minister of a church, by a soldier, or by any employee or servant.

Definition of duty in the English dictionary

The first definition of duty in the dictionary is a task or action that a person is bound to perform for moral or legal reasons. Other definition of duty is respect or obedience due to a superior, older persons, etc. Duty is also the force that binds one morally or legally to one's obligations.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DUTY


agouti
əˈɡuːtɪ
aguti
əˈɡuːtɪ
autocutie
ˈɔːtəʊˌkjuːtɪ
beauty
ˈbjuːtɪ
bootie
ˈbuːtɪ
booty
ˈbuːtɪ
cootie
ˈkuːtɪ
cutey
ˈkjuːtɪ
cutie
ˈkjuːtɪ
Djibouti
dʒɪˈbuːtɪ
fluty
ˈfluːtɪ
fruity
ˈfruːtɪ
hooty
ˈhuːtɪ
Jibuti
dʒɪˈbuːtɪ
off-duty
ˌɒfˈdjuːtɪ
rooty
ˈruːtɪ
snooty
ˈsnuːtɪ
tofutti
təʊˈfuːtɪ
tutti-frutti
ˈtuːtɪˈfruːtɪ
zooty
ˈzuːtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DUTY

duteously
duteousness
dutiability
dutiable
dutied
duties
dutiful
dutifully
dutifulness
Dutton
duty call
duty chemist
duty of care
duty officer
duty paid
duty-bound
duty-free
duty-free shop
duty-free shopping
duty-frees

WORDS THAT END LIKE DUTY

active duty
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
bathing beauty
combat duty
countervailing duty
customs duty
deputy
estate duty
export duty
heavy-duty
import duty
in the line of duty
jury duty
off duty
on duty
pouty
shouty
spring beauty
stamp duty
you beauty

Synonyms and antonyms of duty in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DUTY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «duty» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of duty

Translation of «duty» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DUTY

Find out the translation of duty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of duty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «duty» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

关税
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

deber
570 millions of speakers

English

duty
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ड्यूटी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وَاجِب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

долг
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dever
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দায়িত্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

devoir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bertugas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pflicht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

任務
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

임무
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tugas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nghĩa vụ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कर्तव्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

görev
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dovere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obowiązek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обов´язок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

atribuție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καθήκον
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

plig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

plikt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

plikt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of duty

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DUTY»

The term «duty» is very widely used and occupies the 3.394 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DUTY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «duty» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «duty» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about duty

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10 QUOTES WITH «DUTY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word duty.
1
William R. Alger
After every storm the sun will smile; for every problem there is a solution, and the soul's indefeasible duty is to be of good cheer.
2
Emanuel Ax
Applause should be an emotional response to the music, rather than a regulated social duty.
3
Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned
I have lived with my husband more than I have with my parents... I live beside him, and know his worries, his hopes, and his dreams for his nation. We believe that things happen by design, not in an arbitrary way. And we believe it is our duty to make things happen.
4
Nina Bawden
I like stirring the pot - I think it's part of my duty, to shake people up a bit - make them look at things in a different way.
5
Hugo Black
Paramount among the responsibilities of a free press is the duty to prevent any part of the government from deceiving the people and sending them off to distant lands to die of foreign fevers and foreign shot and shell.
6
Derek Blasberg
For me, in a world full of armies of stylists and makeup artists, what I think truly makes a fashion icon is how a girl dresses when she's off duty and she has to put her own looks together - no small challenge!
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Phillips Brooks
Happiness is the natural flower of duty.
8
Bernhard von Bulow
Since the German people, with unparalleled heroism, but also at the cost of fearful sacrifices, has waged war against half the world, it is our right and our duty to obtain safety and independence for ourselves at sea.
9
Wilhelm Canaris
I only did my duty to my country when I tried to oppose the criminal folly of Hitler.
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Robyn Carr
My husband is a former Air Force pilot and my son is an active duty Army surgeon, recently returned from Iraq, so my pride in our military is passionate... and personal.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DUTY»

Discover the use of duty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to duty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War
When Robert M. Gates received a call from the White House, he thought he’d long left Washington politics behind: After working for six presidents in both the CIA and the National Security Council, he was happily serving as president of ...
Robert M Gates, 2014
2
Dereliction of Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of ...
Dereliction Of Duty covers the story in strong narrative fashion, focusing on a fascinating cast of characters: President Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, General Maxwell Taylor, McGeorge Bundy and other top aides who deliberately deceived ...
H. R. McMaster, 2011
3
Dogs on Duty: Soldiers' Best Friends on the Battlefield and ...
Documents the contributions of specially trained military dogs, profiling noteworthy canine heroes while providing accessible coverage of such topics as how they are trained and what happens to them when they retire.
‎2012
4
Heavy Duty Truck Systems
The fifth edition has been updated throughout including an introduction to Eaton DM clutches and comprehensive coverage of Caterpillar's new highway vocational transmission, updates of electricity and electronics to cover new battery ...
Sean Bennett, 2010
5
Duty
Duty is the story of three lives connected by history, proximity, and blood; indeed, it is many stories, intimate and achingly personal as well as deeply historic.
Bob Greene, 2009
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Fit for Duty
Whether you're physically fit or an exercise rookie, this book will help you achieve your fitness objectives, giving you that extra edge in the line of duty.
Robert Hoffman, Thomas R. Collingwood, 2005
7
Tour of Duty
Based on a prodigious amount of research in both published and archival primary sources, Tour of Duty renders alternate attendance as a lived experience, for not only the daimyo but also the samurai retainers who accompanied them.
Constantine Nomikos Vaporis, 2009
8
Academic Duty
In this important new book, he brings his experience and concern to bear on the present state of the university. He examines teaching, graduate training, research, and their ethical context in the research university.
Donald Kennedy, 1997
9
Call of Duty: My Life Before, During and After the Band of ...
As part of the elite 101st Airborne paratroopers, Lt. Lynn "Buck" Compton fought in critical battles of World War II as a member of Easy Company, immortalized as the Band of Brothers. This is the true story of a real-life hero.
Lynn Compton, Marcus Brotherton, 2008
10
Medium/Heavy Duty Truck Engines, Fuel & Computerized ...
The most comprehensive guide to highway diesel engines and their management systems available today, MEDIUM/HEAVY DUTY TRUCK ENGINES, FUEL & COMPUTERIZED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, Fourth Edition, is a user-friendly resource ideal for students, ...
Sean Bennett, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DUTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term duty is used in the context of the following news items.
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Summer Budget: vehicle excise duty overhaul harks back to 1930s
More than two-thirds of new cars sold in the UK now have such low carbon-emission ratings that they pay no vehicle excise duty for the first ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
2
The new Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare gear sets are 100% absurd
Five new gear sets are on their way to Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. The new gear is exclusive to supply drops and will be available later ... «VG247, Jul 15»
3
Off-duty Chinese policeman attacked by 10 other officers at station
An off-duty Chinese police officer in civilian clothes was beaten by 10 other officers at a police station on Wednesday, local media reported. «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
4
Mixed reaction to fuel duty freeze
To many cheers, he said: "I can also confirm that there will be no changes to the plans for fuel duty I set out in March. Fuel duty will remain ... «expressandstar.com, Jul 15»
5
Black Ops 3 PS4: Call of Duty team reveal beta launch date ahead …
Coming just before we learn more about COD's latest Zombies Mode, the studio revealed PS4 fans who pre-ordered Black Ops 3 will get to ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
Honesty Is A Duty For Physicians Even When Telling Stories
Arguably, the professionals training new surgeons have a duty to provide training experiences that will help the trainee learn the needed skills ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
7
Duty-free stores at airports are buzzing these days! Know why
Lured by discounts and a growing range of spirits and perfumes stocked by operators, more Indian travellers are spending money at duty-free ... «Businessinsider India, Jul 15»
8
Website highlights duty-free bargains
Called Duty Free Hunter, it works with major airports, duty free retailers, airlines and travel organisations to give advance information on what ... «The Connexion, Jul 15»
9
Tory press shirks its duty and waves pom-poms for Osborne's budget
2. Scrutinise what's in it, the claims made about it by the government, and the way it has been presented. What the papers ought not to do is ... «Left Foot Forward, Jul 15»
10
Delhi Duty Free Launches: Why Shop any Where else Campaign …
Delhi Duty Free is the largest, duty-free shop in India, with over 8,000 products from some of the finest brands from all over the world. «Financial Express, Jul 15»

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