give+account

  • 21account — 1 noun 1 DESCRIPTION (C) a) a written or spoken description which gives details of an event: There were several different accounts of the story in the newspapers. | give an account: David gave us a vivid account of his trip to Rio. | blow by blow …

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  • 22account for — verb 1. be the reason or explanation for (Freq. 24) The recession accounts for the slow retail business • Hypernyms: ↑be • Verb Frames: Something s something 2. give reasons for (Freq. 6) …

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  • 23account — /euh kownt /, n. 1. an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip. 2. an explanatory statement of conduct, as to a superior. 3. a statement of reasons, causes, etc …

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  • 24account — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 description ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, short ▪ blow by blow (informal), comprehensive, detailed, full, graphic ▪ …

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  • 25account — /əˈkaʊnt / (say uh kownt) noun 1. a verbal or written recital of particular transactions and events; narrative: an account of everything as it happened. 2. an explanatory statement of conduct, as to a superior. 3. a statement of reasons, causes,… …

  • 26account — n. & v. n. 1 a narration or description (gave a long account of the ordeal). 2 a an arrangement or facility at a bank or building society etc. for commercial or financial transactions, esp. for depositing and withdrawing money (opened an account) …

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  • 27give — give1 W1S1 [gıv] v past tense gave [geıv] past participle given [ˈgıvən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(present or money)¦ 2¦(put something in somebody s hand)¦ 3¦(let somebody do something)¦ 4¦(tell somebody something)¦ 5¦(make a movement/do an action)¦… …

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  • 28give — 1 verb past tense gavepast participle given PROVIDE/SUPPLY 1 (T) to provide or supply someone with something: give sb sth: Researchers were given a 10,000 grant to continue their work. | Can you give me a ride to the office on Tuesday? | He went… …

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  • 29account — ac•count [[t]əˈkaʊnt[/t]] n. v. count•ed, count•ing 1) an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative 2) an explanatory statement of conduct, as to a superior 3) a statement of reasons, causes, etc., explaining some… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 30account — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. report, relate, narrate. See description. v. t. attribute. See cause. n. report, recital, narrative, description, story, tale, history, chronicle, statement; accounting. on account on account of II …

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