verb phrase · neutral
create an account
/kriːˈeɪt æn əˈkaʊnt/cre·ATE an ac·COUNT
Band 4-5speakingtask2
to make a new user account on a website or service
Examples
“I had to create an account before I could post a comment.”
“Many online stores ask you to create an account to checkout faster.”
“Students can create an account with their university email.”
Band 8 sentence
“I created an account on the research database so I could download the full articles for my essay.”
Collocations
- create an account on a website
- create an account with your email
Word family
create verbaccount nouncreation noun
Common mistakes
make an account→create an account
create account→create an account
Say it for a higher band
5open an account→6register an account→7+create an account
Synonyms
register (an account)
open an account
Easily confused
open an account
“I opened an account at the bank last week.”
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