Etimology
From Middle English consideren, from Middle French considerer, from Latin considerare.
verb
consider (third-person singular simple present considers, present participle considering, simple past and past participle considered)
(transitive) To think about seriously.
(intransitive) To think about something seriously or carefully: to deliberate.
(transitive) To think of doing.
(ditransitive) To assign some quality to.
(transitive) To look at attentively.
(transitive) To take up as an example.
(transitive, parliamentary procedure) 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).
Examples
Synonyms: bethink, reflect ; see also Thesaurus:ponder
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 , when it comes to negotiations with programmers, whose channels it pays to carry.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ponder
Synonyms: think of, bethink
I’m considering going to the beach tomorrow.
Synonyms: deem, regard, think of; see also Thesaurus:deem
Consider yourself lucky, but consider your opponent skillful.
I considered the pie undercooked.
"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. […]’
Synonyms: regard, observe; see also Thesaurus:pay attention
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.
Synonyms: deliberate, bethink
This body will now consider the proposed amendments to Section 453 of the zoning code.
He never seems to consider the feelings of others.
Synonym: take into account
Consider, sir, the chance of war: the day / Was yours by accident.
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.
Related words
related terms
all things considered
considerable
considerate
consideration
considerer
consider it done
reconsider