account for

Meaning

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

Synonyms

explain
A2
clarify
C2
construe
account
B1
unroll
explain away
explicate
expound
unfold
C2
justify
C1
unfurl
discuss
B1

elucidate

excuse
A1
fair
A2
formulate
31k
found
A1

give an accounting for

gloss
C2
gossip
B2
ground
A2
grow
A2
guarantee
B2
hold
A1
increase
B2
indicate
C1
interpret
C2
legitimize
48k
make out
make up
motivate
C2
narrate
30k
occupy
C2
raise
B1
read
A1
📖
rede
responsible
B1
reveal
B2
say
A1
🗣️
show
A1
speak
A1
🗣️
substantiate
37k
tell
A1
unwrap
28k
validate
25k
warrant
B2

be answerable

be liable

give reasons

articulate
C2
Translations

expliquer
explicar
spiegare
explicar
erklären
explicar
verklaren
uitleggen
anlatmak
afwikkelen
justifier
beduiden
giustificare
erläutern

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