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called to account

called to account is the simple past and past participle of call to account.

Meaning of call to account

Verb

call to account (third-person singular simple present calls to account, present participle calling to account, simple past and past participle called to account)

  1. (idiomatic) To challenge or contest; to hold answerable for something.
    • "But, Doctor, aren't we to do anything to discover the culprits? A harmless dog is killed, an inoffensive man's reason, if not his life, endangered. Surely someone ought to be called to account—"1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London

Questions about called to account

What is called to account the simple past and past participle of?
Called to account is the simple past and past participle of call to account.

Words near called to account in the dictionary

  1. called the shots
  2. called the tune
  3. called them as one saw them
  4. called time
  5. called to
  6. called to account
  7. called to mind
  8. called to order
  9. called to straw
  10. called to task
  11. called to the bar

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