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

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Developing treatment plans that take account of all these variables to provide personalised medicines could make a dramatic difference to the outcome for each patient. David Prosser, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025 One of many things the culture lost with Lennon’s death was his rare example as a burgeoning and often self-searching male feminist, serving as a role model for men looking to take account of their behavior. Jon Pareles, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for take account of

Word History

First Known Use

1549, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of take account of was in 1549

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“Take account of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20account%20of. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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