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take into consideration

idiom
Meaning

To take into account.


Origin

disputed origin

Compare French prendre en considération and Italian prendere in considerazione.

Examples
SIMPLE

Please take into consideration my request for a day off.

CONTEXTUAL

When you choose a new apartment, you should take into consideration the distance to your workplace.

COMPLEX

The committee promised to take into consideration all public feedback before they finalized the new city development plan.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    cross to take up

    Alternative form of cross to bear.

  2. 02

    forget to take one's medication this morning

    To be annoyed or irritable, or to behave in an ill-mannered way, particularly in the morning.

  3. 03

    give and take

    A process of compromise or accommodation.

  4. 04

    give someone an inch and someone will take a mile

    Alternative form of give them an inch and they'll take a mile.

  5. 05

    I take it

    Used to express one's understanding of another's position.

  6. 06

    kick ass and take names

    To beat someone in a competition, fight, or other situation.

  7. 07

    let nature take its course

    To permit events to proceed or a situation to develop without intervention or interference.

  8. 08

    take a back seat

    To adopt a position of noninvolvement.

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