Main Entry: ²account

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French acunter, from a- (from Latin ad-) + cunter to count

Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 : to think of as : consider <accounts himself lucky>
2 : to probe into : analyzeintransitive 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>