account for

account for
v. rekenschap geven, verantwoordelijk zijn {voor daden}
account for
rekenschap geven vanverslag uitbrengen over
verklarenuitleggen, veroorzaken
voor zijn rekening nemen 〈figuurlijk〉aanpakken, doden
vormenuitmaken
〈voornamelijk passief〉bekend zijn
voorbeelden:
2   his disease accounts for his strange behaviour zijn ziekte verklaart zijn vreemde gedrag
3   the U.S.A. account for 35% of the world consumption of meat de USA nemen 35% van de wereldconsumptie van vlees voor hun rekening
4   native speakers of English account for 300 millions of the world population Engelstaligen maken 300 miljoen van de wereldbevolking uit
5   the rest of the passengers still have to be accounted for de overige passagiers worden nog steeds vermist

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