Consider (album)
WordNet
verb
(1) Judge or regard; look upon; judge
"I think he is very smart"
"I believe her to be very smart"
"I think that he is her boyfriend"
"The racist conceives such people to be inferior"
(2) Deem to be
"She views this quite differently from me"
"I consider her to be shallow"
"I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"
(3) Regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem
"Please consider your family"
(4) Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
"Take the case of China"
"Consider the following case"
(5) Think about carefully; weigh
"They considered the possibility of a strike"
"Turn the proposal over in your mind"
(6) Show consideration for; take into account
"You must consider her age"
"The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"
(7) Look at carefully; study mentally
"View a problem"
(8) Look at attentively
(9) Give careful consideration to
"Consider the possibility of moving"
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Etymology
From , from , from .
Verb
- To think about seriously.
- Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun.
- To think of doing.
- I’m considering going to the beach tomorrow.
- To assign some quality to.
- Consider yourself lucky, but consider your opponent skillful.
- I considered the pie undercooked.
- 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.
Usage notes
- In sense 2, this is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs.
Synonyms
reflect on think of deem, regard, think of regard, observe deliberateRelated terms
- considerable
- considerate
- consideration
- considerer
- reconsider
- all things considered