The Collaborative International Dictionary
Account \Ac*count"\, n. [OE. acount, account, accompt, OF. acont, fr. aconter. See Account, v. t., Count, n.,
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] 1. A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time.
A beggarly account of empty boxes.
--Shak. A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review; as, to keep one's account at the bank.
A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; as, no satisfactory account has been given of these phenomena. Hence, the word is often used simply for reason, ground, consideration, motive, etc.; as, on no account, on every account, on all accounts.
A statement of facts or occurrences; recital of transactions; a relation or narrative; a report; a description; as, an account of a battle. ``A laudable account of the city of London.''
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A statement and explanation or vindication of one's conduct with reference to judgment thereon.
Give an account of thy stewardship.
--Luke xvi. 2. An estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment. ``To stand high in your account.''
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Importance; worth; value; advantage; profit. ``Men of account.''
--Pope. ``To turn to account.''
--Shak.Account current, a running or continued account between two or more parties, or a statement of the particulars of such an account.
In account with, in a relation requiring an account to be kept.
On account of, for the sake of; by reason of; because of.
On one's own account, for one's own interest or behalf.
To make account, to have an opinion or expectation; to reckon. [Obs.]
This other part . . . makes account to find no slender arguments for this assertion out of those very scriptures which are commonly urged against it.
--Milton.To make account of, to hold in estimation; to esteem; as, he makes small account of beauty.
To take account of, or to take into account, to take into consideration; to notice. ``Of their doings, God takes no account.''
--Milton .A writ of account (Law), a writ which the plaintiff brings demanding that the defendant shall render his just account, or show good cause to the contrary; -- called also an action of account.
--Cowell.Syn: Narrative; narration; relation; recital; description; explanation; rehearsal.
Usage: Account, Narrative, Narration, Recital. These words are applied to different modes of rehearsing a series of events. Account turns attention not so much to the speaker as to the fact related, and more properly applies to the report of some single event, or a group of incidents taken as whole; as, an account of a battle, of a shipwreck, etc. A narrative is a continuous story of connected incidents, such as one friend might tell to another; as, a narrative of the events of a siege, a narrative of one's life, etc. Narration is usually the same as narrative, but is sometimes used to describe the mode of relating events; as, his powers of narration are uncommonly great. Recital denotes a series of events drawn out into minute particulars, usually expressing something which peculiarly interests the feelings of the speaker; as, the recital of one's wrongs, disappointments, sufferings, etc.
Usage examples of "to take account of".
They were usually red instead of saffron and, to take account of the climate, woollen instead of cotton.
I tried very carefully to take account of any change in perception or mood, for I did not even know what to anticipate.
We cannot in practice obtain an antecedent which is QUITE invariable, for this would require us to take account of the whole universe, since something not taken account of may prevent the expected effect.
Mikhyel jerked his clothing into place, and seemed finally to take account of their presence.
I do try to take account of how my upbringing and training and the standards of this brave new world may differ.
But the planners had failed to take account of the psychological effect of transferring working-class families from London slums to this strange, impersonal place in the middle of nowhere.
He was startled at the number of mental operations that were required of someone who had to take account of more than the simple truths that Man had come to live by.
Perhaps twice the usual tariff, to take account of the inconvenience, and if Yama would like to eat while waiting for the room to be made up .
Then he rested his back against the fireplace, his shoulders over-warm and his legs numb from the stones, and began to take account of himself, his water-soaked armor and ruined boots.
All these things he knew, before he had to take account of Paren, before he had to believe the man.
One of them told Maya that they were adjusting their course to take account of the Hellas current.