Analysis Complete

account for

/ account for /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
give reasons for
"Can you account for all these absences?"
Type of:
explain explicate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
be the reason or explanation for
"The recession accounts for the slow retail business"
Type of:
be
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
26%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
3
Times Searched
16
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explain explicate be