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Idiom idiom

take into consideration


To take into account.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


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.


disputed origin

Compare French prendre en considération and Italian prendere in considerazione.


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  1. 01

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    To become ill.

  2. 02

    cross to take up

    Alternative form of cross to bear.

  3. 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.

  4. 04

    get taken in

    To be fooled; to fall for.

  5. 05

    give and take

    A process of compromise or accommodation.

  6. 06

    give someone an inch and someone will take a mile

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

  7. 07

    have one's name taken

    To receive a yellow card.

  8. 08

    I take it

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

Last updated August 10, 2026