Meaning

1 senses

  1. To answer to; to be responsible to.

    I don't have to account to you for my actions.

    Rechenschaft ablegen, Rechenschaft schuldig sein

    отчи́тыватьсяotčítyvatʹsja, отчита́тьсяotčitátʹsja, дава́ть отчётdavátʹ otčót

Examples

27 sentences

  1. I've used up my wages, but I have my bank account to fall back on.

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  2. Tom uses sock puppet accounts to upvote his posts.

    Том використовує віртуалів для голосування за свої пости. — deniko

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  3. The accounts were up to date.

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  4. There is an account to be closed.

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  5. There is an account to be settled.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to be responsible to:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to be responsible to:

Forms

accounts to, accounting to, accounted to, accounted to
Base formaccount to · to account to
3rd person singularaccounts to
Present participleaccounting to
Past simpleaccounted to
Past participleaccounted to

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyaccount to
he, she, itaccounts to

Past simpleLesson

all personsaccounted to

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave accounted to
he, she, ithas accounted to

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill account to

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Word family

1 related words
Relatedaccount for

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
accostaccountB1accountabilityC2accountableaccountantB1
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