account
noun
an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative.
will account
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future tenseof account.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Defence spending will account for more than three percent of GDP, "demonstrating Taiwan's resolve to strengthen its self-defence capabilities", Lai said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
The UK Climate Change Committee, external has estimated that by 2040 aviation will account for a quarter of the country's carbon emissions.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Driving will account for 87% of Memorial Day travel, even with higher gas prices.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
Services and modernisation will account for about 65 percent of the new group's annual sales.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
This observation will account for a very general principle in the mind, which cannot, we conceive, be satisfactorily explained in any other way, we mean the power of fascination.
From Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There by William Hazlitt
