account
gb/əkˈaʊnt/ us/əkˈaʊnt/
A2
Английски
~ 1600
Значения
0 значения
Съществително
A2
entity
1
bank record of money
An arrangement with a bank to keep your money and record what you spend or receive.
Модел на употреба:
an account at [a bank]
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'account' (money in a bank) with 'account' meaning 'explanation'. Context helps avoid confusion.
Синоними
bank record (A more literal term for the record itself, not the arrangement.)
Антоними
cash (Money in physical form, not stored in a bank account.)
Колокации
open an account
|bank account
|close an account
|online account
|joint account
Теми
business
|finance
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- I opened a new savings account last week.
- She checked her account balance online.
- The company transferred the payment into my account.
- We share a joint account for household expenses.
Примери за учащи
- I have a bank account.
- My account is at City Bank.
- I put money in my account.
- She looks at her account online.
Съществително
A2
entity
2
online profile or login
Your personal page and login details for a website or app.
Модел на употреба:
create an account on [a website]
Честа грешка:
Some learners may confuse 'account' for 'device'—remember it is the registration, not the physical object.
Синоними
user profile (Emphasizes the personal information part of the account.)
Антоними
guest access (Using a service without creating an account.)
Колокации
create an account
|log into your account
|delete an account
|user account
Теми
technology
|daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- You need to create an account before you can shop online.
- I forgot the password for my email account.
- Her social media accounts are private.
Примери за учащи
- I make an account for the game.
- I log in to my account.
- This is my email account.
Съществително
B1
entity
3
report or story of events
A story or report about what happened.
Модел на употреба:
give an account of [something]
Честа грешка:
Learners may confuse 'account' here with 'opinion'; it is specifically about describing events, not just feelings.
Синоними
report (A formal or informal telling of events.)
Антоними
silence (The absence of any description or explanation.)
Колокации
give an account
|first-hand account
|eyewitness account
Теми
communication
|media
|education
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- She gave the police a detailed account of the robbery.
- The book offers an account of life in rural China.
- According to his account, he was at home all evening.
Примери за учащи
- He gives an account of the accident.
- I read an account of the war.
- She told me her account of the day.
Съществително
B2
entity
4
consideration given to something
Thinking about something when making a choice or judgment.
Модел на употреба:
take [something] into account
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes think 'account' here means 'money'—but it means 'consideration'. Context is key.
Синоними
consideration (General term for taking something into thought.)
Антоними
disregard (Not paying attention to something important.)
Колокации
take into account
|on no account
Теми
thinking
|decision-making
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- We must take environmental concerns into account when planning the project.
- On no account should you open this door without permission.
Примери за учащи
- We take his age into account.
- She takes the weather into account before leaving.
Глагол
B2
action
5
explain or justify events/actions
To explain why something happened or why you did something.
Модел на употреба:
account for [something]
Честа грешка:
'Account' as a verb is almost always used with 'for'. Learners may forget this preposition.
Синоними
explain (More general; 'account for' often implies giving full reasons or justification.)
Антоними
conceal (To hide information instead of explaining it.)
Колокации
account for losses
|account for time
Теми
communication
|reasoning
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- How do you account for the sudden drop in sales?
- He couldn't account for his absence from work yesterday.
- Every cent must be accounted for in this report.
Примери за учащи
- I cannot account for the mistake.
- She accounts for her trip to the boss.
- We must account for all the money.
Граматика
Речникова форма
account
IPA
GB/əkˈaʊnt/
US/əkˈaʊnt/
Срички и ударение
ac - count (2 срички)
Stress on 2nd syllable (count)
Форми на думата
Noun
- Base: account
- Plural: account, accounts
Verb
- Base: account
- 3rd Person Singular: accounts
- Present Participle: accounting
- Past: accounted
Семейство думи
Forms
accounts
noun
accounting
verb
accounted
verb
Core family
accountant
noun B1
Related words
accountable
adjective B2
accountability
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
unaccountable
adjective C1
Advanced or less common
accountancy
noun
Изрази
by all accounts
1/bˈaɪ ˈɔl əkˈaʊnts/
fixed phrase
according to what people say/reports show
As everyone says; from what is reported.
Примери
- By all accounts, she is an excellent teacher.
- The trip was, by all accounts, a great success.
call to account
1/kˈɔl tə əkˈaʊnt/
fixed phrase
formal
demand explanation for actions taken
To ask someone to explain why they did something, usually if it was wrong.
Примери
- The manager was called to account for the company's poor performance.
- Parents should call their children to account when they misbehave.
of no account
1/əv nˈoʊ əkˈaʊnt/
fixed phrase
formal
having no importance or value at all
Not important at all.
Примери
- His opinion is of no account here.
- These old rules are now of no account.
on account of
1/ˈɔn əkˈaʊnt əv/
fixed phrase
because of something specific
Because of something.
Примери
- The game was canceled on account of rain.
- She stayed home on account of feeling sick.
take into account
1/tˈeɪk ˈɪntu əkˈaʊnt/
fixed phrase
consider as a factor in decision-making
To think about something when deciding what to do.
Примери
- You should take his experience into account before hiring him.
- The judge will take your age into account when deciding the sentence.