# take into consideration

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/take-into-consideration
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To take into account.

## Examples

- 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.

## Origin

Compare French prendre en considération and Italian prendere in considerazione. (disputed)

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