account for
To explain by relating circumstancesTo explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.
» How do you account for that?
Wie erklärt man sich das?
Как вы это сможете объяснить?
Meaning
7 senses(transitive)To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.
I don't have to account for anything to you.
The storekeeper was expected to account for any material removed.
(transitive)To be the primary cause of
The torrential downpour would account for the saturated state of the land.
(transitive)To constitute in amount or portion.
German speakers accounted for 37% of the population.
ausmachen
(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.
Coyotes account for more rabbits than hunters do.
(dated, transitive)To kill, as in hunting.
He accounted for two deer today.
- give reasons for
- be the reason or explanation for
Examples
125 sentencesHow do you account for that?
ruКак вы это сможете объяснить?
deWie erklärt man sich das?
How else can you account for it?
deWie sonst kann man das erklären?
This is the sort of thing you have to account for.
This is the sort of thing that you have to account for.
How do you account for this fact?
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
accounts for, accounting for, accounted for, accounted for| Base form | account for · to account for |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | accounts for |
| Present participle | accounting for |
| Past simple | accounted for |
| Past participle | accounted for |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb