Phrasal VerbBriathra Frásacha1 (v + prep) explaintransitiveaistreachmínighverbcmumíniú a thabhairt arVPcmuI can't account for the errorníl aon mhíniú agam ar an earráidthere's no accounting for taste2 (v + prep) be the reason for sthtransitiveaistreachbheith ina chúis lecmubheith ina shiocair lebheith taobh thiar decmuthat accounts for their angersin é is cúis lena bhfearg, sin an rud is siocair lena bhfearg3 (v + prep) make uptransitiveaistreachthat accounts for most of the costsin an chuid is mó den chostasbooks account for half their salesis leabhair leath dá ndíolacháin4 (v + prep) take into accounttransitiveaistreachcuir san áireamhcmu5 (v + prep) explain expendituretransitiveaistreachcuntas a thabhairt icmuthey have to account for every centbíonn orthu cuntas a thabhairt i ngach uile cent6 (v + prep) explain use of timetransitiveaistreachcuntas a thabhairt iVPcmuI can account for every minutetig liom cuntas a thabhairt i ngach nóiméad7 (v + prep) verify whereaboutstransitiveaistreacheveryone in the building was accounted forbhí tuairisc ar gach duine san fhoirgneamh, bhí a fhios cá raibh gach duine a bhí san fhoirgneamh8 (v + prep) informalneamhfhoirmeáltaget rid oftransitiveaistreachdeireadh a chur leVPcmufaigh réidh lecmu9 (v + prep) informalneamhfhoirmeáltadefeattransitiveaistreachbuailverbcmubuaigh arcmusáraighverbcmu→ account