took into account

Weighed before deciding

Took into account means considered as a factor when making a decision or judgment.

It's the past tense of take into account: The judge took into account his lack of prior offenses.

The phrase emphasizes that something was actively weighed rather than overlooked: We took the weather into account when planning the trip.

Related

consideration · recognized · deliberated · thought through · gauged · contemplated · paid attention to · accommodated · assessed · minded · included · incorporated · decided · judged · analyzed · appraised · reflected · prioritized

Opposites
consideration

took into accountignored

Purposely not noticed

disregarded · overlooked · neglected · left out · excluded

attention

took into accountoverlooked

Not noticed or considered

missed · lost sight of · forgot about · tuned out

acknowledgment

took into accountdenied

Refused or disavowed

rejected · wrote off · waved away · pooh-poohed

Family

took, into, account, taking, intake, overtook, undertook, mistook, accounts

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