English Explanatory Dictionary

consider

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To think about seriously.
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.
To assign some quality to.
To look at attentively.
To take up as an example.
To debate (or dispose of) a motion.
To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect.
To believe or opine (that).

Pronunciation

/kənˈsɪd.ə/ /kənˈsɪd.əɹ/ [kənˈsɪɾ.ɚ] [kn̩ˈsɪɾ.ɚ] en-us-consider.ogg /ˈkən.sɪ.ɖə(r)/

Word forms

consider considers considering considered considre

Etymology

From Middle English consideren, from Middle French considerer, from Latin considerare.

Synonyms

bethink reflect take afterthink agitate call to mind chew chew over chew the cud cogitate consider contemplate deliberate introspect mull mull over muse overthink ponder meditate quander rethink reconsider revolve ruminate second-guess think think over think of deem regard account appraise count esteem see censure hold dub find interpret judge look upon regard as respect view as observe attend clock give heed heed let in on mark mind notice pass pay attention pay heed pick up what someone is putting down privy

Related words

all things considered considerable considerate consideration considerer consider it done reconsider

Derived words

disconsider foreconsider misconsider preconsider

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