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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Example Sentences

If we take into account the very strong tendency towards female mobility, a paradox appears, one that places the extrapolation proposed by the Science article under deep tension.

From Science Daily • Jul. 7, 2026

“This, however, doesn’t take into account the potentially higher returning reinvestment of proceeds in funding the expansion of ResetData through the 23MW pipeline and acceleration of the revenue/earnings profile,” Jefferies says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

The announcement also doesn’t take into account production by the United Arab Emirates, which pulled out of OPEC+ last month.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 7, 2026

They take into account only those bad enough to interrupt a passenger’s holiday and force them to seek medical attention.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

It is necessary to take into account the interaction of ideas, images and fantasies as well.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari