account for

phrasal verb

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account for something

to be the explanation or cause of something synonym explain
- The poor weather may have accounted for the small crowd.
- Oh well, that accounts for it (= I understand now why it happened).
- The differences in achievement between the pupils are partly accounted for by differences in age.
Topics Change, cause and effectb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- fully
- partly
- adequately
- …
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to give an explanation of something synonym explain
- How do you account for the show's success?
- He was unable to account for the error.
- The increase can be fully accounted for.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- fully
- partly
- adequately
- …
See full entry
to be a particular amount or part of something
- The Japanese market accounts for 35 per cent of the company's revenue.

account for somebody/something

to know where somebody/something is or what has happened to them, especially after an accident
- All passengers have now been accounted for.
- Three files cannot be accounted for.
(informal) to defeat or destroy somebody/something
- Our anti-aircraft guns accounted for five enemy bombers.

account for something (to somebody)

to give a record of how the money in your care has been spent
- We have to account for every penny we spend on business trips.

单词	account for
释义	account for phrasal verb jump to other results account for something to be the explanation or cause of something synonym explain The poor weather may have accounted for the small crowd. Oh well, that accounts for it (= I understand now why it happened). The differences in achievement between the pupils are partly accounted for by differences in age. Topics Change, cause and effectb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb fully partly adequately … See full entry to give an explanation of something synonym explain How do you account for the show's success? He was unable to account for the error. The increase can be fully accounted for. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb fully partly adequately … See full entry to be a particular amount or part of something The Japanese market accounts for 35 per cent of the company's revenue. account for somebody/something to know where somebody/something is or what has happened to them, especially after an accident All passengers have now been accounted for. Three files cannot be accounted for. (informal) to defeat or destroy somebody/something Our anti-aircraft guns accounted for five enemy bombers. account for something (to somebody) to give a record of how the money in your care has been spent We have to account for every penny we spend on business trips.
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