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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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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

After arresting Huntley and Carr, Mr Farmer was asked to give an account to police of his interview with the pair.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2022

The authorities said at a news conference in Minneapolis that their investigation was still in progress, and they did not name any suspects in the case or give an account of the theft.

From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2018

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

From The New Yorker • Mar. 20, 2017

“Who is Mr. Kirwin? Why am I to give an account of myself? Is not this a free country?”

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

give an account

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