account for

Betekenis

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.

Zinnen

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

Dit kan verantwoordelijk zijn voor het wapen dat wordt beschouwd als ondersteboven.