Word

account, v.
(accounted, accounting, accounts)

furnish a justifying analysis or explanation
<verb.communication>

account answer for

sample sentences

"I can't account for the missing money"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

accountable account

semantic pointers

hypernym

declare

to give an account or representation of in words
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 116 freq. cnt.: 64 freq. cnt.: 52

account describe report

sample sentences

"Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

report report report

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

descriptive description

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

account

semantic pointers

hypernym

inform

keep an account of
<verb.possession>

account calculate

verb frames

Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

accounting accounting account accountant accounting accounting

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

calculation calculation

semantic pointers

hyponym

credit balance overbalance debit compound charge, bill

be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something
<verb.stative>

account

sample sentences

"Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam"

verb frames

Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym