Accounted in a sentence

Posted by Jacob Pieson 14 July 2021 1 Min Read

That would have accounted for his stealthy movements and also for the uneasiness of his wife.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

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Dictionary

Merriam-Webster
— to furnish a justifying analysis or explanation —used with for
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Macmillan
— to be the reason why something exists or happens
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Other Word Forms

account
accounting
accounts

Usage

1 use of ‘accounted’ in The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle