take into account

Idioms  

1. Also, take account of; take into consideration. Bear in mind, consider, allow for, as in We have to take into account that ten of the musicians were absent, or It's important to take account of where the audience is coming from, or When you take into consideration the fact that they were founded only a year ago, they've done very well. Take into consideration is the oldest of these expressions, dating from the mid-1500s. Take into account and take account of date from the late 1600s. The antonyms, leave out of account or take no account of, mean “ignore, pay no attention to,” as in They've left the most important item out of account. [Second half of 1800s] All of these idioms use account in the sense of “reckoning” or “calculation,” and consideration in the sense of “regard for the circumstances.”

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take into account

His figures already take into account job cuts over the next three years that are expected to surpass 6,000 in a system that employed about 83,000 last year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

The problem is that such rules, while individually reasonable, don’t necessarily take into account the reality of what a family today needs to spend.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

It will "be a slow launch," he told AFP, adding that Tesla would likely take into account feedback from early users before expanding the service.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Myer said current national funding formulas for the police and fire service did not take into account the "seriousness" of the crime people in Teesside faced.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

What they didn’t take into account was that Haugland’s fingers were frozen stiff when he sent the most recent message.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin