account for
[verb]
Synonyms: explain, answer for, clarify, clear up, elucidate, illuminate, justify, rationalize

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account for something phrasal verb (see also account)

1. to form a particular amount or part of something:
Afro-Americans account for 12% of the US population.

2. to be the reason why something happens Synonym : explain:
Recent pressure at work may account for his behavior.

3. to give a satisfactory explanation of why something has happened or why you did something Synonym : explain:
Can you account for your movements on that night?

4. to say where all the members of a group of people or things are, especially because you are worried that some of them may be lost:
Three days after the earthquake, more than 150 people had still to be accounted for.

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account for
account for (something)
1.
to explain the reason for something.
More police on the streets accounted for less street crime.

2.
to form the total of an amount of something.
In Florida, people over 60 account for more than 25 percent of the population.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

account for something
account for (something)
1.
to explain the reason for something.
More police on the streets accounted for less street crime.

2.
to form the total of an amount of something.
In Florida, people over 60 account for more than 25 percent of the population.

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account for
to provide an explanation or answer for something
The bad weather accounts for the fact that few people came to the meeting.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

account for something
to provide an explanation or answer for something
The bad weather accounts for the fact that few people came to the meeting.

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