account
gb/əkˈaʊnt/ us/əkˈaʊnt/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 1600
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ουσιαστικό
A2
entity
1
bank record of money
An arrangement with a bank to keep your money and record what you spend or receive.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
an account at [a bank]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'account' (money in a bank) with 'account' meaning 'explanation'. Context helps avoid confusion.
Συνώνυμα
bank record (A more literal term for the record itself, not the arrangement.)
Αντώνυμα
cash (Money in physical form, not stored in a bank account.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
open an account
|bank account
|close an account
|online account
|joint account
Θέματα
business
|finance
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I have a bank account.
- My account is at City Bank.
- I put money in my account.
- She looks at her account online.
Ουσιαστικό
A2
entity
2
online profile or login
Your personal page and login details for a website or app.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
create an account on [a website]
Συχνό λάθος:
Some learners may confuse 'account' for 'device'—remember it is the registration, not the physical object.
Συνώνυμα
user profile (Emphasizes the personal information part of the account.)
Αντώνυμα
guest access (Using a service without creating an account.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
create an account
|log into your account
|delete an account
|user account
Θέματα
technology
|daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I make an account for the game.
- I log in to my account.
- This is my email account.
Ουσιαστικό
B1
entity
3
report or story of events
A story or report about what happened.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
give an account of [something]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse 'account' here with 'opinion'; it is specifically about describing events, not just feelings.
Συνώνυμα
report (A formal or informal telling of events.)
Αντώνυμα
silence (The absence of any description or explanation.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
give an account
|first-hand account
|eyewitness account
Θέματα
communication
|media
|education
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- He gives an account of the accident.
- I read an account of the war.
- She told me her account of the day.
Ουσιαστικό
B2
entity
4
consideration given to something
Thinking about something when making a choice or judgment.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
take [something] into account
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes think 'account' here means 'money'—but it means 'consideration'. Context is key.
Συνώνυμα
consideration (General term for taking something into thought.)
Αντώνυμα
disregard (Not paying attention to something important.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
take into account
|on no account
Θέματα
thinking
|decision-making
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- We must take environmental concerns into account when planning the project.
- On no account should you open this door without permission.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- We take his age into account.
- She takes the weather into account before leaving.
Ρήμα
B2
action
5
explain or justify events/actions
To explain why something happened or why you did something.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
account for [something]
Συχνό λάθος:
'Account' as a verb is almost always used with 'for'. Learners may forget this preposition.
Συνώνυμα
explain (More general; 'account for' often implies giving full reasons or justification.)
Αντώνυμα
conceal (To hide information instead of explaining it.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
account for losses
|account for time
Θέματα
communication
|reasoning
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I cannot account for the mistake.
- She accounts for her trip to the boss.
- We must account for all the money.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
account
IPA
GB/əkˈaʊnt/
US/əkˈaʊnt/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
ac - count (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 2nd syllable (count)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: account
- Plural: account, accounts
Verb
- Base: account
- 3rd Person Singular: accounts
- Present Participle: accounting
- Past: accounted
Οικογένεια λέξεων
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
Εκφράσεις
by all accounts
1/bˈaɪ ˈɔl əkˈaʊnts/
fixed phrase
according to what people say/reports show
As everyone says; from what is reported.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- You should take his experience into account before hiring him.
- The judge will take your age into account when deciding the sentence.