account for sth
— phrasal verb with account uk/əˈkaʊnt/us/əˈkaʊnt/verb [ T + obj + noun/adj ] formal
to form the total of something:
Students account for the vast majority of our customers.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Existing and being
- alive
- am
- are
- be
- being
- come
- extant
- go
- go back
- have legs idiom
- hood
- languish
- leg
- lie
- lie in sth
- live
- lurk
- obtain
- run
- stalk
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