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
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
Richard A. KerrAtmospheric general circulation models … simulate atmospheric processes in three dimensions, explicitly taking into account dynamical processes.—Raymond S. Bradley
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That calculation doesn’t take account of the extent to which a business is paying its employees below a living wage, or contaminating the environment.
—Iese Business School, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Indonesia led the market with $552M in revenue, followed by Thailand at $473M, with MPA data taking account of both subscription and advertising revenues across five markets in Southeast Asia.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
Frequency coordination in those bands must take account of the satellite facilities.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Apr. 2013
Strengthen if necessary on a fairly limited basis to take account of what has happened so far in the current campaign.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
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Iese Business School, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Indonesia led the market with $552M in revenue, followed by Thailand at $473M, with MPA data taking account of both subscription and advertising revenues across five markets in Southeast Asia.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
Frequency coordination in those bands must take account of the satellite facilities.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Apr. 2013
Strengthen if necessary on a fairly limited basis to take account of what has happened so far in the current campaign.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Take account of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20account%20of. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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