account for sth
— phrasal verb with account /əˈkaʊnt/ verb [T + obj + noun/adj ] formalDefinition
› to form the total of something: Students account for the vast majority of our customers.Existing and being
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Synonyms and related words:
- alive adjective
- am verb
- are verb
- be verb (DESCRIPTION)
- be verb (EXIST)
- come verb (EXIST)
- exist verb (LIVE)
- existence noun
- existent adjective
- extant adjective
- go back phrasal verb (ORIGIN)
- have legs idiom
- lie verb (POSITION)
- live verb (HAVE A HOME)
- living adjective (CONTINUING)
- lurk verb
- reign verb
- run verb (BECOME)
- viability noun
- was verb
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Existing and being
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