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