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