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consider is a verb, considerate and considerable are adjectives, consideration is a noun:I consider him a friend. He is a considerate gentleman. Englishdefinition Englishsynonyms English-Spanish English-French English-Italian Spanish-English French-English Italian-English Spanish-French French-Spanish Spanish-Portuguese Portuguese-Spanish Español:definición Español:sinónimos Español:gramática Català:definició more... Forums SeeAlso: ConservativeJew ConservativeJudaism ConservativeParty Conservativeparty conservatize conservatoire conservator conservatorium conservatory conserve consider considerable considerably considerance considerate consideration considered considering consigliere consign consignee Recentsearches: ViewAll consider [links] Listen: UK:*UKandpossiblyotherpronunciationsUKandpossiblyotherpronunciations/kənˈsɪdər/US:USApronunciation:IPAandrespellingUSApronunciation:IPA/kənˈsɪdɚ/,USApronunciation:respelling(kənsid′ər) ⓘOneormoreforumthreadsisanexactmatchofyoursearchedterm inSpanish| inFrench| Englishsynonyms| EnglishCollocations|EnglishUsage| Conjugator| incontext| images WRApps:Android&iPhone Wordoftheday WordReferenceRandomHouseLearner'sDictionaryofAmericanEnglish©2022con•sid•er /kənˈsɪdɚ/USApronunciation   v.  tothinkcarefullyorseriouslyabout;contemplate;ponder:[~ + object]Thecommitteeisconsideringitsnextmove.[noobject]Thesalesmangaveusnotimetoconsider.[~ + verb-ing(+ object)]Heconsideredtakinganewjob. tothinkoforbelieve(something)tobeacertainway;haveanopinionabout:[~ + object(+ as) + adjective][not:be + ~-ing]Iconsiderthematter(as)settled.[~ + object + noun]Iconsiderhimafirst-ratemechanic. [~ + object]tobearinmind;makeallowancefor:Herbehaviorwasjustifiedifyouconsiderherreasons. totreatwiththoughtfulness;showconsiderationfor:[~ + object]toconsiderotherpeople'sfeelings. considerisaverb,considerateandconsiderableareadjectives,considerationisanoun:Iconsiderhimafriend.Heisaconsiderategentleman.Theyhaveconsiderablewealth.Aftersomeconsideration,Idecidedtoquitmyjob. WordReferenceRandomHouseUnabridgedDictionaryofAmericanEnglish©2022con•sid•er  (kənsid′ər),USApronunciation v.t.  tothinkcarefullyabout,esp.inordertomakeadecision;contemplate;reflecton:Heconsideredthecostbeforebuyingthenewcar. toregardasordeemtobe:Iconsiderthestoryimprobable. tothink,believe,orsuppose:Weconsiderhisreplyunsatisfactory. tobearinmind;makeallowancefor:Thearrestwasjustifiedifyouconsiderhisdisorderlybehavior. topayattentionto;regard:Heconsideredthemanforsometimebeforespeakingtohim. toregardwithrespect,thoughtfulness,honor,etc.;esteem. tothinkabout(somethingthatonemightdo,accept,buy,etc.):toconsiderajobinGuatemala. [Obs.]toviewattentively;scrutinize. [Obs.]torecompenseorremunerate. v.i.  tothinkdeliberatelyorcarefully;reflect. toviewcarefullyorthoughtfully. Latinconsīderāretoexamine,equivalent.tocon-con-+sīder-(stemofsīdus)star-group,sky(seesidereal)+-āreinfinitivesuffixAnglo-French)MiddleEnglishconsideren(1350–1400 con•sid′er•er,n.  1.SeecorrespondingentryinUnabridgedponder,deliberate,weigh.See study 1. CollinsConciseEnglishDictionary©HarperCollinsPublishers:: consider/kənˈsɪdə/vb(mainlytr)(alsointr)tothinkcarefullyaboutorponderon(aproblem,decision,etc);contemplate(maytakeaclauseasobject)tojudge,deem,orhaveasanopinion:Iconsiderhimafooltohaveregardfor;respect:consideryourmother'sfeelingstolookat;regard:heconsideredherface(maytakeaclauseasobject)tobearinmindaspossibleoracceptable:whenbuyingacarconsiderthismaketodescribeordiscussEtymology:14thCentury:fromLatinconsīderāretoinspectclosely,literally:toobservethestars,fromsīdusstar 'consider'alsofoundintheseentries(note:manyarenotsynonymsortranslations): Eskimo -absolutize -absolve -abstract -accept -account -accredit -adjudge -advise -agitate -along -anticipate -approve -ascribe -associate -attribute -axiom -barbarism -be- -belittle -bethink -bullheaded -call -candor -canonize -cast -censor -censure -cerebrate -chew -chewover -choose -compare -congratulate -conservative -considerable -considerably -considerance -considerate -consideration -considered -considering -consult -contemplate -contra -count -counterpoise -damn -debate -deem InLists:Top2000Englishwords,Verbsfollowedbyagerund,ReportingverbsinEnglish,more...Synonyms:thinkabout,thinkover,givethoughtto,contemplate,reflecton,more...Collocations:considerhis[feelings,emotions],considerthe[facts,research,data],considerthe[following,possibilitythat],more... Forumdiscussionswiththeword(s)"consider"inthetitle:'Considera'or'considerasa'? asovereignpeople,considerthemselfademocracy Adverbplacement:"I(too)considereveryonethatyoudotobemyfriend(too)" alsoconsiderdoingsomething Also,vitaltoconsiderthefact and[to?]considerthemainmethodologicalconcernsrelated[tothem]. andmightconsideramannedmissiontoothercelestialbodiesplausible AnothercrucialelementtoconsiderIS/AREthecontents Anotherwaytoconsiderthisconceptisthat... Anytimeyouwanttogohome,youconsideryourselfdismissed. asandconsider believe/considertobedone Can"accountfor"mean"consider"? Can"consider"replace"think"whenexpressingopinions/preferences? CanIconsideran'inspector'apoliceman? CanIconsideryes/noquestions? Canweconsiderthat Chewitover/ponderit/digestit/considerit? compareandconsider Consider consider Consider consider consider consider consider Consider Consider consider-as? Consider....asimportantas more...VisittheEnglishOnlyForum.HelpWordReference:Askintheforumsyourself. 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