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English verb: account for | |||
| 1. | account for (stative) be the reason or explanation for | ||
| Samples | The recession accounts for the slow retail business. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| 2. | account for (communication) give reasons for | ||
| Samples | Can you account for all these absences?. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | explain, explicate | ||
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