account

[ uh-kount ]
/ əˈkaʊnt /

noun

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

to regard; consider as: I account myself well paid.
to assign or impute (usually followed by to): the many virtues accounted to him.

Idioms for account

Origin of account

1225–75; (noun) Middle English a(c)ount(e), ac(c)ompte < Anglo-French, Old French aco(u)nte, acompte; (v.) Middle English ac(co)unten < Old French acunter, acompter. See ac-, count1

synonym study for account

1. See narrative.

OTHER WORDS FROM account

pre·ac·count, verb sub·ac·count, noun un·ac·count·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for accounted

account
/ (əˈkaʊnt) /

noun

verb

(tr) to consider or reckon he accounts himself poor

Word Origin for account

C13: from Old French acont, from conter, compter to count 1

Idioms and Phrases with accounted

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