How to pronounce “account for”

Meaning

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

Practice Nearby Words

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