Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take into account

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.09 in modern English

Syllables: take in-to ac-count
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To consider or regard; to include (as in an estimate or plan) or pay attention to; to notice; to allow for, factor in.

Example Sentences

"His plan did not take into account the possibility of rain."
"According to figures of the Boston Police Community Disorders Unit (CDU), civil rights violations have decreased in 1986. These figures do not include attacks against lesbians and gay men. If the CDU were to take into account gay bashing, their numbers would double."

Inflected Forms

takes into account (present, singular) taking into account (participle, present) took into account (past) taken into account (participle, past)

Synonyms

take account of take into consideration allow

Questions

What does take into account mean?: To consider or regard; to include (as in an estimate or plan) or pay attention to; to notice; to allow for, factor in.

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