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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

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Nasir responded: "There isn't a reasonable explanation. At the end of the day, I can only give an account of what I've done. I can't give an account of their record keeping."

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2024

“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

During the hearing, the federal prosecutor puts an agent on the stand to give an account of what’s happened in the case, and then I am able to cross-examine.

From Washington Post • Jun. 20, 2018

When this news had been exchanged with headquarters, a message came back to ask whether he could give an account of himself.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

give an account

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