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

However, when you drill down into the data at a local authority level, and take into account children on free school meals, you see a different story.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

"Temperature is one aspect people take into account when they go on vacation," he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

Lawyers take into account a range of factors, including the career seniority one spouse might have had, had they continued working, as well as lost income and lack of retirement savings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

To assess this you need to take into account just how 'dirty' a team has been.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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