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

Readings of market breadth, which take into account how the majority of stocks are performing, rather than just those in major indexes, are negative on many fronts.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

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

"But the divorce law doesn't take into account the fact that he was a criminal."

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

In some ways, buybacks are simply one of countless government policies, such as changes to taxes or spending, that the Fed has to take into account when setting interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

But they also have to take into account his pale-skinned wife.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver