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Meaning of call to account | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To challenge or contest; to hold answerable for something.

idiomatic

Examples

“TravelWatch SouthWest Chairman Chris Irwin said: "This is intolerable. The South West deserves levelling up, not running down. SWR and its sponsors in the Department of Transport must be called to account."”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

call to mind call to order call to task call to the bar call together call up