Account for

/əˈkaʊnt foɹ/

Synonyms for "account for" (98 found)

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Closest matches (20)

accountaccreditaccredit withaccrete toacknowledgeallegorizeapply toascribe toassign toattach toattributeattribute toblameblame forblame onbring home tocharge oncharge toclarifyclear

Strong matches (29)

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explain awayexplicateexpositexpoundfasten uponfather uponfix on
Noun(2 words)
factorsfigure in chart

Related words (49)

fix upongive reason forgive the meaninghang onilluminateillustrateimpute tojustifylay tomake clearmake plainpin onpinpointplace uponpoint topopularizepurgeput downrationalizereckon
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referrefer torehabilitatereinstaterestoresaddle onsaddle withscoreset downset down tosettle uponshed light uponshowshow howshow the waysimplifysolvespell outthrow light uponunfoldunlockunravelvindicatewarrant
Preposition(1 words)
Noun(3 words)
justify the claimportuguese incluirtheory change lesson
Adjective(1 words)

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Sample sentences

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I don't have to account for anything to you.

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The storekeeper was expected to account for any material removed.

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[…] But there are still four cartridges in the revolver. Two have been fired and two wounds inflicted, so that each bullet can be accounted for.

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Under the previous administration, the meetings between DfT officials and train operating companies who were performing badly had been scrapped. These have now been restored, with both Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express being called in to account for themselves.

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