Meaning of TAKE INTO ACCOUNT and ACCOUNTABLE FOR

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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How do you use this word please?

  1. Take into account
  2. accountable for

Thanks

English Teacher (Thai national) in Phuket

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You have to take travel time into account.
= You have to consider travel time.

We didn’t take into account the cost of materials.
= We didn’t include the cost of materials in our calculation.

If anything goes wrong, I am accountable.
= I’m the one who suffers, has a problem, has to answer if anything goes wrong.

The law holds parents accountable for their children’s crimes.
= If the child commits a crime, his parents will be punished.