account

One entry found for account.

Main Entry: ²account
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French acunter, from a- (from Latin ad-) + cunter to count
transitive verb
1 : to think of as : CONSIDER <accounts himself lucky>
2 : to probe into : ANALYZE
intransitive verb
1 : to furnish a justifying analysis or explanation -- used with for <couldn't account for the loss>
2 a : to be the sole or primary factor -- used with for <the pitcher accounted for all three putouts> b : to bring about the capture, death, or destruction of something -- used with for <accounted for two rabbits>