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