to take into account

Examples

• All

• However, single-gender programs take these differences into account when planning educational experiences for boys and girls.

  Academic text (2011)

• Before making a decision, you should always take into account the opinions of your team.

• The doctor failed to take into account the prior, the base rate.

  Big Think

• We of course have to take more into account than just the price of a home.

• However, recent events must be taken into account.

  Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)

• You must have a system to take into account employees who get sick, die, or quit.

  Fiction book (1997)

• A world "made safe for diversity" must take into account historical, cultural, social, and economic differences.

  Academic text (1990)

• Efforts to promote a stable international monetary system should take into account the lessons of history.

  Academic text (1990)

• So they're apparently trying to take public feedback into account as the rules are formed.

• The teacher will take into account each student's background when evaluating their progress.

Synonyms

C

to consider

vsto take into account

∞ 1.1

To think carefully before making a decision

emphasizes including things in the judgment rather than just thinking about them

K

to keep in mind

vsto take into account

240 3.0

To remember something when making decisions or thinking about it

stresses actively including things in judgement rather than passive recollection

W

to weigh

vsto take into account

215 3.7

To think carefully about different things before deciding

focuses on including items in judgment rather than detailed comparison

T

to take account

vsto take into account

184 4.1

Consider a fact or idea and include it when making a decision

is more about actively including items in a decision rather than mere awareness

F

to factor in

vsto take into account

118 3.6

To include something when you calculate or decide

considers things more broadly rather than inserting them into calculations

B

to bear in mind

vsto take into account

43 3.4

Remember something when you decide or think about it

puts more weight on including items in the decision process than memory

T

to think over

vsto take into account

8 3.0

To look at something carefully before deciding

tends to include factors in judgment rather than focus on long reflection

W

to weigh up

vsto take into account

• UK

2 4.4

Carefully think about and compare options before deciding

covers consideration and inclusion but not only the act of comparison

Antonyms

I

to ignore

∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

O

to omit

66 3.4

Leave out something, for example a name, on purpose or by accident

How Carefully

to deliberate

43 4.4

to weigh

215 3.7

to take into account

103 3.2

to note

318 1.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology