account

[ uh-kount ]
/ əˈkaʊnt /

noun

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

to regard; consider as: I account myself well paid.
to assign or impute (usually followed by to): the many virtues accounted to him.

Idioms for account

Origin of account

1225–75; (noun) Middle English a(c)ount(e), ac(c)ompte < Anglo-French, Old French aco(u)nte, acompte; (v.) Middle English ac(co)unten < Old French acunter, acompter. See ac-, count1

synonym study for account

1. See narrative.

OTHER WORDS FROM account

pre·ac·count, verb sub·ac·count, noun un·ac·count·ed, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for take into account

account
/ (əˈkaʊnt) /

noun

verb

(tr) to consider or reckon he accounts himself poor

Word Origin for account

C13: from Old French acont, from conter, compter to count 1

Idioms and Phrases with take into account (1 of 2)

take into account

Also, take account of; take into consideration. Bear in mind, consider, allow for, as in We have to take into account that ten of the musicians were absent, or It's important to take account of where the audience is coming from, or When you take into consideration the fact that they were founded only a year ago, they've done very well. Take into consideration is the oldest of these expressions, dating from the mid-1500s. Take into account and take account of date from the late 1600s. The antonyms, leave out of account or take no account of, mean “ignore, pay no attention to,” as in They've left the most important item out of account. [Second half of 1800s] All of these idioms use account in the sense of “reckoning” or “calculation,” and consideration in the sense of “regard for the circumstances.”

Idioms and Phrases with take into account (2 of 2)

account