TAKE INTO ACCOUNT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something

Example:

The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash

Synonyms:

allow; take into account

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "take into account" is one way to...):

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "take into account"):

budget for (calculate enough money for; provide for in the budget)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE