take account of

idiomatic phrase

variants or take into account

: to give attention or consideration to (something)

a plan that failed to take account of possible weather delays = a plan that failed to take possible weather delays into account

She took account of everything he did and said, pondering it, and trying to make out exactly what he meant, to the inflection of a syllable, the slightest movement or gesture.

—William Dean Howells

… he developed a mathematical model for projecting production of mineral resources, taking account of expected demand and the amount thought to be still in the ground.

—Richard A. Kerr

Atmospheric general circulation models … simulate atmospheric processes in three dimensions, explicitly taking into account dynamical processes.

—Raymond S. Bradley

Examples of take account of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When lawmakers were debating a new mobilization law in early 2024, for example, Zelensky understood that the new rules could not be rushed and had to take account of the people’s wishes. —Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025

The first humans on Mars would be tasked with taking account of local resources, setting up landing operations, establishing a power source and building homes. —Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025

The flaw is that the models don’t take account of the improved economy from keeping tax rates low and providing tax relief for small businesses and workers. —Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 11 June 2025

Kane further stressed the record indicates the arbitrator took account of France’s arguments. —Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1549, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for take account of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove