give an account

VERB

recite

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chant communicate declaim deliver enumerate explain interpret mention perform recount reel off rehearse repeat reply speak utter

STRONG

address answer convey delineate describe detail discourse dramatize enact enlarge expatiate impart itemize parrot picture portray quote recapitulate relate render report retell soliloquize state tell

WEAK

account for give a report give verbal account hold forth

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be quiet conceal keep withhold

STRONG

ask confuse fail hide misrepresent question suppress take

Example Sentences

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“If she wants to give an account of her actions, she can do so in The Hague,” it said in a statement.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

Later, the UK Mission added in a statement: “If she wants to give an account of her actions she can do so in The Hague,” the Netherlands city where the ICC has its headquarters.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2023

He was asked to give an account of what happened on the night in question.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2018

It’s possible to give an account of Dennett’s life in which philosophy hardly figures.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 20, 2017

I don’t remember what other treatments they used, and I don’t know enough about the energy work to give an account.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

give an account

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