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account for vs be

be vs account for

account for and be both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
account for No No Yes No
be No No Yes No
As verbs, be is a hypernym of account for; that is, be is a word with a broader meaning than account for:
  • account for: be the reason or explanation for
  • be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
account for (verb) be (verb)
give reasons for spend or use time
be the reason or explanation for work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
have an existence, be extant
have life, be alive
form or compose
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
be identical to; be someone or something
be identical or equivalent to
represent, as of a character on stage
be priced at
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
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