add to [phrasal verb] (to make the price or amount of something increase) Do not try to fix it, or you’ll only add to the cost of repairs. The part-time job will surely add to my savings this year. add to [phrasal verb] (to make a feeling or …
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answer to [phrasal verb] (have to explain your actions to someone) When you are working for yourself, you don’t have to answer to anyone. (be named, respond to) My dog answers to the name of Big Black. (match or be similar to) I saw a man who answers to suspect’s …
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answer for [phrasal verb] (accept to be responsible for) He has to answer for where every dollar goes. (be punished for, pay for) He will have to answer for his crimes one day. (speak on behalf of) I like it myself, but I can’t answer for my colleagues. answer for …
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answer back [phrasal verb] (reply rudely to someone in authority) I wanted to answer back, but I stopped myself and said nothing. Don’t answer back to your father. (to talk back, defend yourself) It’s so harsh to criticize him without giving him the chance to answer back. …
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account for [phrasal verb] (to form a particular part of something): Teenagers account for the vast majority of our customers. (to explain the cause of something): How do you account for the sudden disappearance of the files? (to be the cause of something): HIV accounted for over 20,000 deaths …
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