English Explanatory Dictionary

account for

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.
To be the primary cause of
To constitute in amount or portion.
To make or render a reckoning of funds, persons, or things.
To be answerable for.
To destroy or put out of action.
To kill, as in hunting.

Pronunciation

/əˈkaʊnt foɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-account for.wav

Word forms

account for accounts for accounting for accounted for

Derived words

there's no accounting for taste

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