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consider
- /kənˈsɪd.ə/ Australia, UK
- /kənˈsɪd.əɹ/ Canada, US
- [kənˈsɪɾ.ɚ] Canada, US
- [kn̩ˈsɪɾ.ɚ] Canada, US
- /ˈkən.sɪ.ɖə(r)/ South Asia
Rhymes with -ɪdə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English consideren, from Middle French considerer, from Latin considerare.
verb considers · considering · considered · considre
- To think about seriously. Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun.
- To think about something seriously or carefully: to deliberate.
- To think about whether one will do (an action); to weigh as a possible course of action. I’m considering going to the beach tomorrow.
- To assign some quality to. Consider yourself lucky, but consider your opponent skillful.
- To look at attentively. She sat there for a moment, considering him.
- To take up as an example. Consider a triangle having three equal sides.
- To debate (or dispose of) a motion. This body will now consider the proposed amendments to Section 453 of the zoning code.
- To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect. He never seems to consider the feelings of others.
- To believe or opine (that). Mother very rightly resented the slightest hint of condescension. She considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom,[…].
