Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

account to

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.21 in modern English

Syllables: ac-coun-t -to
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To answer to; to be responsible to.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I don't have to account to you for my actions."
"Now it's only me that I account to. No one's checking up on me, and anything I do has got to be up to me."
"You are the one paying me, and you are the one I account to."
"Asked where she's been, June replies in an angry outburst, "Why must I account to you? I'm twenty-four. I'm tired of doing the same things every day!"

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

accounts to (present, singular) accounting to (participle, present) accounted to (participle, past) accounted to (past)

Phrases

account for

Frequently Paired Words

account for

Questions

What does account to mean?: To answer to; to be responsible to.

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