![]() description something you say or write that gives details about what something or someone is like The report gave a brief description of the problem. ![]() THESAURUS account a written or spoken description that says what happens in an event or process He provided the police with a detailed account of what he saw. an eye-witness account (=an account of an event, given by the person who saw it happen ) an eye-witness account of the attack a first-hand account (=an account of a situation, given by the person who experienced it ) a first-hand account of life in the refugee camps conflicting accounts (=different accounts of the same event, that cannot both be true ) There were conflicting accounts of what actually happened. a vivid account (=so clear that it seems real or like real life ) I read a vivid account of his experiences in Egypt. a graphic account (=very clear with a lot of details, especially unpleasant details ) He wrote a graphic account of his time in jail. a blow-by-blow account (=very detailed ) Rosemary gave me a blow-by-blow account of their trip. a true account The book is a true account of his life and death. an accurate account Both newspapers gave fairly accurate accounts of what had happened. a clear account I’ve tried to write a clear account of the incident. a brief account The class were asked to write a brief account of their holidays. a short account What follows is a short account of the legal procedure. a full account It is not possible to give a full account of what we discussed. read an account Have you read his account of the journey? ADJECTIVES/NOUN + account a detailed account She gave me a detailed account of what happened at the meeting. write an account He later wrote an account of his experiences during the war. provide an account Freud has provided an account of the human psyche’s stages of development. ![]() 10 → by/from all accounts 11 → on somebody’s account 12 → on your own account 13 → on no account/not on any account 14 → by somebody’s own account 15 → on that account/on this account 16 → give a good/poor account of yourself 17 → bring/call somebody to account 18 → put/turn something to good account 19 → of no/little account COLLOCATIONS verbs give an account Marshall gave the police his account of how the fight started. 9 arrangement to sell goods an arrangement to sell goods and services to another company over a period of time Our sales manager has secured several big accounts recently. → bank account, checking account, current account, deposit account, profit and loss account, savings account 3 → take account of something 4 → on account of something 5 → accounts 6 → on account 7 PAY FOR with a shop/company an arrangement that you have with a shop or company, which allows you to buy goods or use a service now and pay for them later SYN credit account Can you charge this to my account please? an unlimited-use Internet account 8 bill a statement that shows how much money you owe for things you have bought from a shop SYN bill pay/settle your account (=pay what you owe ) James left the restaurant, settling his account by credit card. My husband and I have a joint account (=one that is shared between two people ). I’ve opened an account with Barclay’s Bank. ![]() ) an arrangement in which a bank keeps your money safe so that you can pay more in or take money out My salary is paid into my bank account. 2 at a bank ( written abbreviation a/c or acct. This gives a first-hand account of the war. blow-by-blow account (=a description of all the details of an event in the order that they happened ) a blow-by-blow account of how England lost to Portugal Chomsky’s account of how children learn their first language eye-witness/first-hand account (=a description of events by someone who saw them ) Eye-witness accounts told of the unprovoked shooting of civilians. S1 W1 noun 1 description a written or spoken description that says what happens in an event or process account of He was too shocked to give an account of what had happened.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English account ac‧count 1 / əˈkaʊnt /
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