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Take Into Account

Definition: Take Into Account

Take Into Account

Verb

1. Allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something; "I allow for this possibility"; "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonym: Take Into Account

Synonym: allow (v). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Take Into Account

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Attention

Verb: be attentive; Adjective: attend, advert to, observe, look, see, view, remark, notice, regard, take notice, mark; give attention to, pay attention to, pay heed to, give heed to; incline an ear to, lend an ear to; trouble one's head about; give a thought to, animadvert to; occupy oneself with; contemplate; (think of); look at, look to, look after, look into, look over; see to; turn the mind to, bend the mind to, apply the mind to, direct the mind to, give the mind to, turn the eye to, bend the eye to, apply the eye to, direct the eye to, give the eye to, turn the attention to, bend the attention to, apply the attention to, direct the attention to, give the attention to; have an eye to, have in one's eye; bear in mind; take into account, take into consideration; keep in sight, keep in view; have regard to, heed, mind, take cognizance of entertain, recognize; make note of, take note of; note.

Class

Reckon among, enumerate among, number among; refer to; place with, arrange with, place under; take into account.

Discrimination

Take into account, take into consideration; give due weight to, allow due weight to; weigh carefully.

Qualification

Allow for, make allowance for; admit exceptions, take into account; modulate.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Take Into Account

English words defined with "take into account": consider, countWages fund, weigh. (references)
Specialty definitions using "take into account": ad maker, Additional peanuts, aircraft approach limitationbursting timeday night sound level, Doppler averaged cross-sectionfuture date testinggeocentric separation anglehazardous wasteLambert law, luminous emittancepreliminary sumRelative Value Scales, resolution time correction, resolving time correctionspeech recognitionwind chill. (references)

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Historic Usage: Take Into Account

AuthorDateQuotation

Treaty of Versailles

1919

In reaching a decision on this matter the Commission shall take into account such domestic requirements of Germany as it deems essential for the maintenance of Germany's social and economic life, the prices and dates at which similar articles can be obtained in the Allied and Associated countries as compared with those to be fixed for German articles, and the general interest of the Allied and Associated Governments that the industrial life of Germany be not so disorganised as to affect adversely the ability of Germany to perform the other acts of reparation stipulated for. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Take Into Account

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Treatment must take into account the type of drug used and the needs of the individual. (references)

Fortunately, however, there are some guidelines that new parents can take into account when making their decisions. (references)

For example, doctors take into account the person's age, medical history and general health, family history, and lifestyle. (references)

Business

Besides being affordable, these solutions must also take into account Thailand's unique cultural and societal context. (references)

Safety features ranked only fifth in the survey of factors which motorists take into account when purchasing a vehicle. (references)

Government statutory boards will also take into account the prospective suppliers' product quality, pricing, servicing, and reputation. (references)

Civil Liberties

Kuwait

Shi'a reportedly no longer express concern that certain pending proposed legislation within the National Assembly fails to take into account beliefs specific to the Shi'a. (references)

Economic History

Germany

U.S. companies intending to export to Germany must take into account German demography. (references)

Eritrea

These figures do not take into account remittances from Eritreans living in the United States. (references)

Political Rights

Belgium

National decisions often take into account the specific needs of each regional and linguistic group. (references)

Trade

Cote D'ivoire

However, the exporter must take into account in his pricing the cost of financing the goods while they are in the bonded warehouse. (references)

Women

Cyprus

In dividing assets, the judge must take into account which partner is receiving custody of the children and provide sufficient means to support them. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Expressions: Take Into Account

Expressions using "take into account": not to take into account to take into account. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Take Into Account

Language Translations for "take into account"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

oorweeg (account, consider, esteem, reflect, reflect on, regard, take, think, think about), bekreun hom (care about, pay, pay attention to, take, take account of, take care of), aandag gee aan (pay, pay attention to, take, take account of). (various references)

   

Albanian

  

marr parasysh (allow, consider, reckon on, reckon with, regard, take into consideration). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏أخذ بعين الإعتبار (consider, count, take into consideration). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

вземам под внимание (have respect to, heed, take into consideration, think of), държа сметка за. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

顧及 (take into consideration). (various references)

   

Czech

  

vzít v úvahu (consider, entertain, take into consideration), vzít na vìdomí. (various references)

   

Danish

  

tage hensyn til (account, consider, esteem, pay attention to, regard, take account of). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

rekening houden met (account, consider, esteem, pay attention to, regard, take account of), overwegen (account, consider, esteem, regard), nagaan (account, consider, esteem, examine, explore, follow, investigate, regard, research), beschouwen (account, consider, contemplate, envisage, esteem, look at, regard, view), aandacht schenken aan (pay attention to, take account of). (various references)

   

Faeroese

  

virða (account, appreciate, consider, esteem, regard), meta at vera (account, consider, esteem, regard). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

harkita (account, consider, deliberate, esteem, ponder, reflect upon, regard, think over, weigh). (various references)

   

French

  

prendre en considération (take into consideration), prêter attention (take account of), faire attention (being taken care of, take account of), considérer (take into consideration). (various references)

   

Frisian

  

achtslaan op (pay attention to, take account of). (various references)

   

German

  

berücksichtigen (account, allow for, consider, count in, esteem, legislate, regard, take into consideration, to consider, to regard, to take into account). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

λαμβάνω υπόψη. (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

לקחת בחשבון (bear in mind, consider, figure in, make allowance, take into consideration), ל"תחשב (consider, respect), ל"חשב (consider, count). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

számításba vesz (count, to allow for, to lay one's accounts with, to make allowance for sg, to reckon with sg, to take into account). (various references)

   

Icelandic

  

taka tillit til (account, consider, esteem, pay attention to, regard, take account of). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

menimbang (review, weigh), mempedulikan (consider), membilang (count). (various references)

   

Italian

  

tener conto di qc., considerare (account, bethink, call, consider, consider oneself, contemplate, count, debate, esteem, find, lookup, ponder, put down, rate, reck, reckon, reckon in, regard, revolve, take, think highly of, think of, to consider, to treat, treat, view). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

鑑みる (to heed, to learn from, to take into account, to take warning). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

か"がみる (in the light of, in view of, to heed, to learn from, to take into account, to take warning from). (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

ta hensyn til (account, consider, esteem, pay attention to, regard, take account of). (various references)

   

Papiamen

  

konsiderá (account, consider, esteem, regard). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

aketay intoay accountay

   

Portuguese

  

refletir (bethink, consider, esteem, glass, glisten, image, meditate, mirror, reflect, reflect on, regard, return, reverberate, ruminate, see, speculate, think, think about, think over), levar em conta, levar em consideração (consider, take into consideration), considerar (account, bring into account, call, cogitate, consider, consult, count, debate, deliberate, esteem, hold, hold in esteem, honor, honour, look, look upon, notice, ponder, powwow, put down, rate, reckon, regard, repute, respect, see, touch upon, treat, view). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

se gîndi (account, consider, esteem, regard), lua în considerare (consider, envisage, look at, mind, reck, respect). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

принимать во внимание (account for, allow for, consider, considering, consult, have respect to, reck, take into consideration). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

uzeti u obzir (consider). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

considerar (account, behold, consider, contemplate, deem, define, esteem, judge, look at, look on, look upon, perpend, ponder, reckon, regard, set down, take into consideration, think, think over, view, weigh), tomar en consideración (accept the fact, account, allow for, consider, esteem, regard, take into consideration), contemplar (account, consider, contemplate, deem, esteem, gaze at, look, look at, regard, view, watch). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

ta hänsyn till (allow for, consider, consult, make allowances for, pay attention to, regard, take account of, take count of), betrakta (account, consider, contemplate, envisage, esteem, eye, look at, look on, look upon, observe, regard, treat, view, watch), beräkna (account, allow, appraise, calculate, calculating, charge, compute, count, estimate, figure, gauge, project, rate, reckon, work out). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

hesaba katmak (allow, bargain for, consider, count, figure on, make allowance for, reckon among, reckon in, reckon with, regard, set off, take account of), gözönünde bulundurmak, göz önüne almak (allow, consider, keep in view, look at, regard, see, take cognizance of), dikkate almak (consider, consult, debate, deem, Mark, pay attention to, reckon among, reckon with, regard, take account of, take cognizance of, take notice). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

приймати до уваги. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Take Into Account

LanguageDateSourceLeviticus Chapter 25, Verse 27
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai sullogieitai ta eth thV prasewV autou kai apodwsei o uperecei tw anqrwpw w apedoto eauton autw kai apeleusetai eiV thn katascesin autou
Latin405VulgateConputabuntur fructus ex eo tempore quo vendidit et quod reliquum est reddet emptori sicque recipiet possessionem suam
Middle English1395WyclifThe fruytis shulen be countid fro that tyme that he solde, and that that is laft yeelde he to the bigger, and so he shal resseyue his possessyoun.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleThen let him counte how longe it hath bene solde, and delyuer the rest vnto him to whome he solde it, ad so he shall returne vnto his possession agayne.
Jacobean English1611King JamesThen let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; that he may return unto his possession.
Victorian English1833WebsterThen let him count the years of the sale of it, and restore the overplus to the man to whom he sold it; that he may return to his possession.
Basic English1964OgdenThen let him take into account the years from the time when he gave it up, and make up the loss for the rest of the years to him who took it, and so get back his property.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Take Into Account

LanguageLeviticus Chapter 25, Verse 27
CebuanoNan pagaisipon niya ang mga tuig sa paghibaligya niana, ug ipauli niya ang kapin ngadto sa tawo nga iyang gibaligyaan, ug magauli siya ngadto sa iyang kaugalingong yuta.
Croatianneka prebroji godine od prodaje, isplati kupcu svotu za preostalo vrijeme i vrati se na svoju oèevinu.
Danishskal han udregne, hvor mange År der er gået siden Salget, og kun tilbagebetale Manden der købte det, for den Tid, der er tilbage, og derpå igen overtage sin Ejendom.
DutchDan zal hij de jaren zijner verkoping rekenen, en het overschot zal hij den man, wien hij het verkocht had, weder uitkeren; en hij zal weder tot zijn bezitting komen.
Finnishniin laskekoon, kuinka monta vuotta on kulunut myymisestä, ja maksakoon jäljellä olevasta ajasta miehelle, jolle hän myi, ja palatkoon perintömaallensa.
Frenchil comptera les années depuis la vente, restituera le surplus l`acquéreur, et retournera dans sa propriété.
Germanso soll er rechnen von dem Jahr, da er's verkauft hat, und was noch übrig ist, dem Käufer wiedergeben und also wieder zu seiner Habe kommen.
Haitian CreoleL'a kalkile depi ki tan li te vann tè a, epi l'a renmèt moun ki te achte tè a nan men l' lan lajan ki koresponn ak kantite lanne ki rete anvan lanne rejwisans k'ap vini an, epi l'a reprann tè li.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-harimaka ia harus membayar kepada orang yang telah membeli tanahnya seharga hasil tanah itu selama tahun-tahun berikutnya sampai Tahun Pengembalian yang akan datang. Dengan demikian ia mendapat kembali tanah miliknya.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lamamaka hendaklah dicengkolongnya segala tahun barang itu telah dijual, dan dipulangkannya lebihnya kepada orang yang telah membeli dia dari padanya, setelah itu bolehlah ia kembali kepada miliknya.
Italianconter le annate passate dopo la vendita, restituir al compratore il valore degli anni che ancora rimangono e rientrer così in possesso del suo patrimonio.
MaoriNa me tatau e ia nga tau i hokona ai, a ka whakahoki i te tuhene ki te tangata i hokona atu ai; a ka hoki ai ia ki tona kainga.
Norwegianda skal han regne efter hvor mange år det er gått siden han solgte, og bare betale det overskytende til den mann han solgte til; så skal han komme til sin jordeiendom igjen.
Portuguesecontará os anos desde a sua venda, e o que ficar do preço da venda restituirá ao homem a quem a vendeu, e tornará sua possessao.   
Rumaniansq socoteascq anii dela vknzare, sq dea knapoi cumpqrqtorului ce prisosewte, wi sq se kntoarcq la mowia lui.
RussianФП ХУФШ ПО ТБУЮЙУМЙФ ЗП"Щ ТП"БЦЙ УЧПЕК Й ЧПЪЧТБФЙФ ПУФБМШОПЕ ФПНХ, ЛПНХ ПО ТП"БМ, Й ЧУФХ ЙФ П СФШ ЧП ЧМБ"ЕОЙЕ УЧПЕ;
Swedishså skall han räkna efter, huru många år som hava förflutit ifrån försäljningen, och betala lösen för de återstående åren åt den man till vilken han sålde, och han skall så återfå sin besittning.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: Take Into Account

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-e-i-k-n-n-o-o-t-t-t-u"

-3 letters: accentuation.

-4 letters: attenuation.

-5 letters: accountant, catenation, continuate, cunctation.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Quotations: Historic
5. Quotations: Non-fiction
6. Expressions
7. Translations: Modern
8. Bible Trace
9. Anagrams
10. Bibliography


  

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