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accounted
- Main Entry:
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2account
- Function:
- verb
- Etymology:
- Middle English, from Anglo-French acunter, from a- (from Latin ad-) + cunter to count
- Date:
- 14th century
transitive verb1: to think of as : consider <accounts himself lucky>2: to probe into : analyzeintransitive verb1: 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>
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