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take into account

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take something/someone into account
to think about something or someone when you are making a decision or a judgement. I hope they'll take her age into account when they're judging her work. They took into account that he'd never been in trouble before. (often + that) Her book takes no account of (= does not consider) recent research carried out in America.
See also: account, take


take something into account
to include something when making a decision or judgment. Salespeople have to take into account the differences between their customers.
Opposite of: take no account of something. Related vocabulary: allow for something, make allowances for someone/something
See also: account, take


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