How to Pronounce "call to account"
expression
KAWL tuh uh-KOWNT
KAWL tuh uh-KOWNT
Definition
To demand that someone explain their actions or take responsibility for something they have done, often when something has gone wrong.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈkɔɫ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /əˈkaʊnt
British English
kˈɔːl/ /tˈuː/ /ɐkˈaʊnt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KAWL tuh uh-KOWNT
UK
KAWL tuh uh-KOWNT
Listen in Context
The manager will call to account the employee who made the mistake.
Teachers are often called to account for their students' results.
The company was called to account for its poor safety record.
It's about time someone was called to account for all this chaos.