LEARNit Dictionary
account for
phrasal verb
1
B2
to be the explanation or cause of something
توضیح دادن, علت چیزی بودن, شرح دادن, سبب شدن, بیان دلیل چیزی
synonym
explain
2
B2
to give an explanation of something
توضیح دادن, علت چیزی را بیان کردن, علت چیزی را توضیح دادن, دلیل چیزی را شرح دادن
How do you account for the show's success?
He was unable to account for the error.
The increase can be fully accounted for.
synonym
explain
3
B2
to be a particular amount or part of something
تشکیل دادن, محسوب کردن
The Japanese market accounts for 35 per cent of the company's revenue.
language bank at
proportion
4
to know where somebody/something is or what has happened to them, especially after an accident
پیدا کردن
All passengers have now been accounted for.
Three files cannot be accounted for.
5
to defeat or destroy somebody/something
شکست دادن, از بین بردن, نابود کردن
Their anti-aircraft guns accounted for five enemy bombers.
6
to give a record of how the money in your care has been spent
گزارش دادن
We have to account for every penny we spend on business trips.