take into consideration
To take into account.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Please take into consideration my request for a day off.”
“When you choose a new apartment, you should take into consideration the distance to your workplace.”
“The committee promised to take into consideration all public feedback before they finalized the new city development plan.”
disputed origin
Compare French prendre en considération and Italian prendere in considerazione.
- 01
be taken ill
To become ill.
- 02
cross to take up
Alternative form of cross to bear.
- 03
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.
- 04
get taken in
To be fooled; to fall for.
- 05
give and take
A process of compromise or accommodation.
- 06
give someone an inch and someone will take a mile
Alternative form of give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
- 07
have one's name taken
To receive a yellow card.
- 08
I take it
Used to express one's understanding of another's position.
Last updated August 10, 2026