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account for, v.
freq. cnt. 30
more info be the reason or explanation for
<verb.stative>   freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 24

account for

sample sentences

"The recession accounts for the slow retail business"

verb frames

Something ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
be
more info give reasons for
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

account for

sample sentences

"Can you account for all these absences?"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym