consider in English dictionary

  • consider

    Meanings and definitions of "consider"

    • (transitive) To think about seriously.
    • (transitive) To think of doing.
    • (transitive) 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.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To think about seriously.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To think of doing.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To assign some quality to.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To look at attentively.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To take up as an example.
    • verb
      (transitive, parliamentary procedure)
      To debate or dispose of a motion.
    • verb
      To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect.
    • think about seriously
    • think of doing
    • assign some quality to
    • debate or dispose of a motion
    • To reckon as being possible in the future.
    • consider (usu. used in negative)
    • To have as an opinion.
    • To have an opinion on something or someone.
    • verb
      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"
    • verb
      give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving"
    • verb
      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"
    • verb
      look at attentively
    • verb
      look at carefully; study mentally; "view a problem"
    • verb
      regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem; "Please consider your family"
    • verb
      show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"
    • verb
      take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"
    • verb
      think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"

    Synonyms of "consider" in English dictionary

    look, canvas, conceive are the top synonyms of "consider" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of consider

    • consider ( third-person singular simple present considers, present participle considering, simple past and past participle considered)
    • considers, considered, considered, considering
    • consider (third-person singular simple present considers, present participle considering, simple past and past participle considered)
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