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Meanings of give an account in English

To communicate to someone else something that we know.

        Usage of give an account in English
        1
        General Gratien and the Danes will probably give an account of him.
        World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France
        2
        You give an account of a very serious situation in the jail.
        Jailed for Freedom
        3
        Of this excursion we shall give an account in the next chapter.
        Life and Times of Washington, Volume 2 / Revised, Enlarged, and ...
        4
        Pull yourself together, sir, will you; and give an account of yourself.
        The Man of Destiny
        5
        He was supposed to give an account of the system of things.
        An Introduction to Philosophy
        6
        Whereupon the Khalifa invited him to give an account of his stewardship.
        The River War: An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan
        7
        Hence to give an account of the battle was but a step.
        Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men / First Series
        8
        Once more Bertha had to give an account of her new costume.
        Bertha Garlan
        9
        Pett and Deane were summoned to give an account of some knees
        Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 24: September/October 1663
        10
        I shall have to give an account of what I say to-day.
        The Priest, the Woman and the Confessional
        11
        At dinner I was called upon to give an account of myself.
        The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
        12
        Well, my first command is that you give an account of yourself.
        His Sombre Rivals
        13
        Now give an account of yourself and this wonderful father of yours.'
        'Me and Nobbles'
        14
        Shall I give an account for what I have told you to-night?
        New Tabernacle Sermons
        15
        Are you to give an account of anything to a mixed company?
        Letters to His Son, 1752 / On the Fine Art of Becoming a Man of ...
        16
        Must I give an account of every idle word, thought, and deed?
        The Story of My Life / Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Publi...
        This collocation consists of:
        Give an account through the time
        Give an account across language varieties
        United Kingdom
        Common
        United States of America
        Less common