account
To provide explanationTo provide explanation.: To estimate, consider (something to be as described).
» Please charge this to my account.
Bitte setzen Sie das auf meine Rechnung.
Пожалуйста, запишите это на мой счёт.
Будь ласка, запишіть це на мій рахунок.
Meaning
13 sensesTo provide explanation.
(transitive)To estimate, consider (something to be as described).
I'd account it a privilege to serve you.
(intransitive)To consider that.
(intransitive)To give a satisfactory evaluation for financial transactions, money received etc.
An officer must account with or to the treasurer for money received.
(intransitive)To give a satisfactory evaluation for (one's actions, behaviour etc.); to answer for.
We must account for the use of our opportunities.
(intransitive)To give a satisfactory reason for; to explain.
Idleness accounts for poverty.
(intransitive)To establish the location for someone.
After the crash, not all passengers were accounted for.
(intransitive)To cause the death, capture, or destruction of someone or something (+ for).
Used in phrasal verbs: account for, account of, account to.
To provide explanation.
(obsolete, transitive)To present an account of; to answer for, to justify.
keep an account of
(archaic, intransitive)To give an account of financial transactions, money received etc.
to give an account or representation of in words
To count.
(archaic, transitive)To calculate, work out (especially with periods of time).
(obsolete)To count (up), enumerate.
Examples
997 sentencesPlease charge this to my account.
Будь ласка, запишіть це на мій рахунок.
ruПожалуйста, запишите это на мой счёт.
deBitte setzen Sie das auf meine Rechnung.
I'd like to open an account.
Я хотів би відкрити рахунок.
ruЯ хотел бы открыть счёт.
deIch würde gern ein Konto eröffnen.
I want to close my account.
Я хочу закрити свій рахунок.
ruХочу закрыть свой счёт.
deIch möchte mein Konto schließen.
We'll take your feelings into account.
Ми врахуємо ваші почуття.
ruМы учтём ваши чувства.
deWir werden auf Ihre Gefühle Rücksicht nehmen.
We need to settle our accounts.
Нам потрібно звести рахунки.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Old French acounter, accomptere et al., from a- + conter (“to count”)). Compare countFrom Old French acounter, accomptere et al., from a- + conter (“to count”)). Compare count.
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Forms
accounts, accounting, accounted, accountedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
22 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- B1Technology and the internet — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
12 patterns- bank account
- on account of
- savings account
- a bank account
- account of the
- an an account
- take into account
- a savings account
- my savings account
- off on account
- on my account
- into account the