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hold to account

hold to account verb: to require a person to explain or to accept responsibility for his or her actions; to blame or punish someone for what has occurred.

Verb

hold to account (third-person singular simple present holds to account, present participle holding to account, simple past and past participle held to account)

  1. (transitive) To require a person to explain or to accept responsibility for his or her actions; to blame or punish someone for what has occurred.
    • [W]hatever they decided to do out there in the wilderness meant thousands of dollars to the stockholders somewhere up in God's country, who would some day hold them to account.1906, Richard Harding Davis, chapter 1, in Soldiers of Fortune
    • While Harley had been in no way responsible for Pelton's murderous attack upon Yesler, public opinion held him to account.1909, William MacLeod Raine, chapter 18, in Ridgway of Montana
    Synonyms:
    call to account, hold accountable, hold responsible, take to task

hold to account meaning in Tamil

hold to account in Tamil

பொறுப்புடையவராக்கு

Synonyms of hold to account

Forms of hold to account

third-person singular presentholds to account
present participleholding to account
past participleheld to account
pastheld to account

Questions about hold to account

What does hold to account mean?
Hold to account means to require a person to explain or to accept responsibility for his or her actions; to blame or punish someone for what has occurred.
What is hold to account in Tamil?
Hold to account in Tamil is பொறுப்புடையவராக்கு. See Hold to account meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hold to account?
Hold to account is a verb.
What is the past tense of hold to account?
The past tense of hold to account is held to account.

Words near hold to account in the dictionary

  1. hold the stage
  2. hold tight
  3. hold time
  4. hold times
  5. hold to
  6. hold to account
  7. hold to ransom
  8. hold together
  9. hold true
  10. hold up
  11. hold up a mirror to

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