Choose the meaning of the phrasal verb "account for", as in "How do you account for the delay?".

to explainCorrect answerYour answerto count moneyCorrect answerYour answerto blameCorrect answerYour answerto open a bank accountCorrect answerYour answer

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To account for something is to explain it.

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Count money is a trap from "account", as in accounts.

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Choose the meaning of the phrasal verb "account for", as in "How do you account for the delay?".

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