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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

Example Sentences

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Mr Cox was not able to give an account of what happened as he never regained consciousness, but Nottinghamshire Police said it was able to piece together evidence using the video stream.

From BBC • May 19, 2023

“If she wants to give an account of her actions, she can do so in The Hague,” the site of the ICC, a spokesperson from the British mission said in a statement.

From Washington Post • 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

How does this museum, does any universal museum, give an account of itself today?

From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2020

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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