Definitions from Wiktionary (account for)
▸ verb: (transitive) To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.
▸ verb: (transitive) To be the primary cause of
▸ verb: (transitive) To constitute in amount or portion.
▸ verb: (transitive) To make or render a reckoning of funds, persons, or things.
▸ verb: (transitive) To be answerable for.
▸ verb: (transitive) To destroy or put out of action.
▸ verb: (transitive, dated) To kill, as in hunting.
to account for,
hard to account for,
fail to account for,
take account for,
failure to account for,
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▸ verb: (transitive) To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.
▸ verb: (transitive) To be the primary cause of
▸ verb: (transitive) To constitute in amount or portion.
▸ verb: (transitive) To make or render a reckoning of funds, persons, or things.
▸ verb: (transitive) To be answerable for.
▸ verb: (transitive) To destroy or put out of action.
▸ verb: (transitive, dated) To kill, as in hunting.
Similar:
answer for,
account,
represent,
relate,
figure on,
justify,
chalk up to,
accommodate,
count,
refer,
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Opposite:
Types:
explain,
describe,
analyze,
evaluate,
explicate,
illustrate,
summarize,
synthesize,
paraphrase,
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