take (something) into consideration
idiom
: to think about (something) before one makes a decision or forms an opinion
We will take your experience into consideration when we decide who will get the job.
Results of the study should be taken into consideration before the medication is prescribed to patients.
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In addition, forced heirship rules require set amounts for legal heirs — something retirees with sizable estates should take into consideration.
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Cnn.com, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
Pepsi argues the nearly 90-year-old legislation is being applied in a way that fails to take into consideration modern-day retail and consumerism.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
Bremner had to take into consideration the scale of the project—a vehicle is far larger than the average issue of Newsweek magazine—and what a pattern would look like when photographed.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
The river forecasts shown here take into consideration how much rain has already fallen and how much more is expected.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 5 Apr. 2025
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Cnn.com, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
Pepsi argues the nearly 90-year-old legislation is being applied in a way that fails to take into consideration modern-day retail and consumerism.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
Bremner had to take into consideration the scale of the project—a vehicle is far larger than the average issue of Newsweek magazine—and what a pattern would look like when photographed.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
The river forecasts shown here take into consideration how much rain has already fallen and how much more is expected.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Take (something) into consideration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20%28something%29%20into%20consideration. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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