account
To provide an explanation or reason for something that has happened. It is also used to describe making up a particular amount or part of a whole, especially when talking about money or statistics.
Exemples
3 sur 5Can you account for your whereabouts last night?
Can you explain where you were yesterday evening?
The department must account for every dollar spent this year.
The office needs to give a detailed report of all the money used this year.
That still doesn't account for why you're angry.
That is still not a clear reason for your anger.
Synonymes
Famille de mots
Astuce mémo
Think of an accountant (the job). An accountant must 'account for' every penny in a business by explaining where it went.
Quiz rapide
The bad weather might _______ for the low number of people at the party.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : account
Exemples
Can you account for your whereabouts last night?
everydayCan you explain where you were yesterday evening?
The department must account for every dollar spent this year.
formalThe office needs to give a detailed report of all the money used this year.
That still doesn't account for why you're angry.
informalThat is still not a clear reason for your anger.
Volcanic activity can account for the changes in the climate.
academicVolcanoes can be the reason for the changes in the weather patterns.
Online orders account for half of our total sales.
businessInternet shopping makes up fifty percent of all the items we sell.
Synonymes
Famille de mots
Collocations courantes
Phrases Courantes
account for something
to be the reason for something
call to account
to ask someone to explain a mistake or failure
there is no accounting for taste
it is impossible to explain why different people like different things
Souvent confondu avec
To count is to find the total number of things, while to account is to explain the reason for something.
Notes d'usage
The verb 'account' is most frequently used with the preposition 'for'. When you say 'X accounts for Y,' it means X is the reason for Y or X is a part of Y.
Erreurs courantes
Learners often forget the word 'for' after the verb when they want to give a reason. They might say 'He must account his actions' instead of 'He must account for his actions.'
Astuce mémo
Think of an accountant (the job). An accountant must 'account for' every penny in a business by explaining where it went.
Origine du mot
From the Old French word 'aconter', which means to reckon, calculate, or tell a story.
Modèles grammaticaux
Quiz rapide
The bad weather might _______ for the low number of people at the party.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : account
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