Meaning of consider | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To think about seriously.
   transitive
2. To think about something seriously or carefully: to deliberate.
   intransitive
3. To think carefully; reflect: Give me time to consider.
4. To think about whether one will do (an action); to weigh as a possible course of action.
   transitive
5. great. considerable wealth; a considerable number of people. aanmerklik, aansienlik, beduidend, noemenswaardig كَبير، مُهِم، لا بأس بِه значителен considerável značný, významný beträchtlich betydelig; væsentlig σημαντικόςconsiderable märgatav قابل ملاحظه؛ عظیم huomattava considérableניכר, משמעותי खासा znatan, važan tekintélyes besar umtalsverður considerevole かなりの 상당한 didelis, reikšmingas, žymus ievērojams; vērā ņemams; krietni liels banyak aanzienlijk betydelig, betraktelig, anselig, vesentl...
6. To assign some quality to.
   ditransitive
7. Considerably fewer people came than I expected. aanmerklik, aansienlik, beduidend, noemenswaardig إلى حَد بَعيد значително consideravelmente podstatně, značně erheblich betydeligt; væsentligt σημαντικάconsiderablemente märgatavalt بطور قابل ملاحظه huomattavasti considérablement בְּמִידָה נִיכֶּרֶת अत्यधिक znatan, važan meglehetősen jauh lebih talsvert considerevolmente ずっと 상당히 žymiai, daug ievērojami; krietni sangat aanzienlijk betydelig, atskillig, vesentligznacznie دپاملرنې او تو جه وړ، نسپ...
8. vt. considerar, ponderar.
9. To look at attentively.
   transitive
10. To take up as an example.
    transitive
11. To think carefully about (something), especially before making a decision; I needed more time to consider my options. We considered taking the train instead of the bus.
12. To debate (or dispose of) a motion.
    transitive
13. To think or deem to be; regard as: considered his friend a liberal on most issues; considered her contribution essential. See Usage Note at as1.
14. To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect.
15. To suppose or believe: considers waste to be criminal; considers that the mistake could have been prevented.
16. To believe or opine (that).
17. To take into account; bear in mind: Her success is not surprising if you consider her excellent training.
18. To show consideration for: failed to consider the feelings of others.
19. To look at thoughtfully: considered my shoes and thought they looked worn out.

Equivalents

Examples

“Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun.”

“How can you know everything about everything, if you won't consider any dissent?”

“Thenceforth to speculations high or deep / I turned my thoughts, and with capacious mind / Considered all things visible.”

“If the takeover is approved, Comcast would control 20 of the top 25 cable markets, […]. Antitrust officials will need to consider Comcast’s status as a monopsony (a buyer with disproportionate power), when it comes to negotiations with programmers, whose channels it pays to carry.”

“I’m considering going to the beach tomorrow.”

“Consider yourself lucky, but consider your opponent skillful.”

“I considered the pie undercooked.”

“I consider you (to be) an excellent friend.”

“"What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! There is nothing like dancing after all. I consider it as one of the first refinements of polished society."”

“‘I understand that the district was considered a sort of sanctuary,’ the Chief was saying. ‘An Alsatia like the ancient one behind the Strand, or the Saffron Hill before the First World War.[…]’”

“Isaacson reports that Musk’s fractured relationship with Jenna, who is trans, partly led to Musk’s rightward turn toward libertarianism and questioning what he considers the “woke-mind-virus, which is fundamentally antiscience, antimerit, and antihuman.””

“She sat there for a moment, considering him.”

“She considereth a field, and buyeth it.”

“Consider a triangle having three equal sides.”

“Swearing doesn't just mean what we now understand by "dirty words". It is entwined, in social and linguistic history, with the other sort of swearing: vows and oaths. Consider for a moment the origins of almost any word we have for bad language – "profanity", "curses", "oaths" and "swearing" itself.”

“This body will now consider the proposed amendments to Section 453 of the zoning code.”

“He never seems to consider the feelings of others.”

“Consider, sir, the chance of war: the day / Was yours by accident.”

“February 21, 1679, William Temple, letter to the Lord Treasurer England could grow into a posture of being more united at home, and more considered abroad.”

“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,[…].”

“What is clear is that the courts in both Alberta and Ontario consider that there must be some preliminary assessment of the evidence of alleged breaches of the relevant Act when considering whether a freeze order is justified at the investigation stage.”

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