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
Raymond S. BradleyExamples of take account of in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Our words take account of the enveloping world, the impossibility of isolating the individual.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
The methods used in the report fail to take account of basic journalistic principles and practice, and often rely on selective interpretations and incomplete evidence.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
The World Tourism Organization defines it as tourism that takes account of its current and future economic, social and environmental impacts.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
The latter is a structured approach to identifying problems, searching for solutions, and devising an implementation strategy that takes account of real-world constraints and local context.
—Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2023
See all Example Sentences for take account of 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
The methods used in the report fail to take account of basic journalistic principles and practice, and often rely on selective interpretations and incomplete evidence.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
The World Tourism Organization defines it as tourism that takes account of its current and future economic, social and environmental impacts.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
The latter is a structured approach to identifying problems, searching for solutions, and devising an implementation strategy that takes account of real-world constraints and local context.
—Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2023
See all Example Sentences for take account of
Dictionary Entries Near take account of
Cite this Entry
“Take account of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20account%20of. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share