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Definition of Consider
1. Verb. Deem to be. "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"
Specialized synonyms: Expect, Receive, Reconsider, Reconsider, Include, Call, Like, Relativise, Relativize, Identify, Favor, Favour, Abstract, Reify, Idealise, Idealize, Deem, Hold, Take For, View As, Esteem, Prise, Prize, Respect, Value, Disesteem, Disrespect, Make, Capitalise, Capitalize, Appreciate, Prize, Treasure, Value
Related verbs: Construe, Interpret, See
Generic synonyms: Believe, Conceive, Think
Derivative terms: View, View, View
2. Verb. Give careful consideration to. "Consider the possibility of moving"
Generic synonyms: Chew Over, Contemplate, Excogitate, Meditate, Mull, Mull Over, Muse, Ponder, Reflect, Ruminate, Speculate, Think Over
Specialized synonyms: Factor, Factor In, Factor Out, Compare, Equate, Liken
Related verbs: Debate, Deliberate, Moot, Turn Over
Derivative terms: Consideration, Consideration, Consideration, Study, Study
3. Verb. Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes. "Consider the following case"
Specialized synonyms: Contemplate, Dally, Play, Trifle, Abstract, Warm To
Generic synonyms: Think About
Derivative terms: Consideration
4. Verb. Show consideration for; take into account. "They consider their earnings this year"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"
5. Verb. Think about carefully; weigh. "They consider moving "; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"
Specialized synonyms: See, Premeditate, Debate, Wrestle, Think Twice
Generic synonyms: Discuss, Hash Out, Talk Over
Related verbs: Study
Derivative terms: Consideration, Consideration, Deliberation, Deliberation, Deliberation
6. Verb. Judge or regard; look upon; judge. "They consider that there was a traffic accident "; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"
Specialized synonyms: Hold, Rethink, Think, Esteem, Look On, Look Upon, Regard As, Repute, Take To Be, Think Of, Feel, Reckon, Regard, See, View
Generic synonyms: Evaluate, Judge, Pass Judgment
Derivative terms: Consideration, Consideration, Thought, Thought
7. Verb. Look at attentively. "Sam cannot consider Sue "
8. Verb. Look at carefully; study mentally. ; "View a problem"
Generic synonyms: Analyse, Analyze, Canvas, Canvass, Examine, Study
Specialized synonyms: Contemplate, Groak
Derivative terms: Consideration, View, Viewer
9. Verb. Regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem. "Please consider your family"
Definition of Consider
1. v. t. To fix the mind on, with a view to a careful examination; to think on with care; to ponder; to study; to meditate on.
2. v. i. To think seriously; to make examination; to reflect; to deliberate.
Definition of Consider
1. Verb. (transitive) To think about seriously. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To think of doing. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To assign some quality to. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To look at attentively. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To take up as an example. ¹
6. Verb. (transitive parliamentary procedure) To debate or dispose of a motion. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Consider
1. to think about [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Consider
Literary usage of Consider
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1905)
"... to consider in what manner the staff, together with the buildings and appliances
now in occupation or in course of construction, may be utilized to the ..."
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