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[ verb ] allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
Synonyms Examples "I allow for this possibility" "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash" Used in print (The Wall Street Journal...)The seasonal adjustment takes_into_account such factors as Easter was on April 2 this year , two_weeks earlier than in 1960 , and pre-Easter buying was pushed into March . ("Week by Week"...)One effect of the spirited give-and-take of these discussions was to focus attention on practical_applications and the necessity of being armed with the facts : knowledge of the destructive force of even the tiniest `` tactical '' atomic weapon would have a bearing on judgments as to the advisability of its use - to defend Berlin , for_example ; the pervasive influence of ideology on our political judgments needs to be recognized and taken into due account ; it is necessary to perceive the extent of foreign aid demanded by the Christian imperative . (The Christian Science Monitor,...)Advertising copy frequently takes_into_account matters of special Negro concern . (Paul Ramsey, War and the Christian Conscience. Durham,...)Naturally , where one or the other of the effects of an action is uncertain , this has to be taken_into_account . Presumably , if the reverse is the case and the good effect is more certain than the evil result that may be forthcoming , not_only must the good and the evil be prudentially weighed and found proportionate , but also calculation of the probabilities and of the degree of certainty or uncertainty in the good or evil effect must be taken_into_account . Related terms |
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