take into account

Idioms and Phrases

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.”