account for

Signification

1. To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.
2. To be the primary cause of
3. To constitute in amount or portion.
4. To make or render a reckoning of funds, persons, or things.
5. To be answerable for.
6. To destroy or put out of action.
7. To kill, as in hunting.

Phrases

This may account for the coat of arms being thought to be upside down .

Cela peut expliquer que les armoiries sont considérées comme à l'envers.