Account for meaning
Account for is a phrasal verb with 2 meanings. One of them is to explain why a particular event, fact, or situation exists or occurred.
- Past simple
- accounted for
- Past participle
- accounted for
- -ing form
- accounting for
What account for means
explain a causeC1
To explain why a particular event, fact, or situation exists or occurred
Lower temperatures may account for the slower growth observed in winter.
1 more meaning of account for is in the Retite app, with an example and a translation into your language.
More meanings in the appSimilar phrasal verbs
With for: call for, care for, look for, do for, feel for, file for, go for, live for, make for, root for.
Common questions
What does account for mean?
It has 2 meanings. One of them is to explain why a particular event, fact, or situation exists or occurred. The other one, with an example and a translation into your language, is in the Retite app.
What is the past tense of account for?
Accounted for, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
