Definitions for Consider
kənˈsɪd ərcon·sid·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. see, consider, reckon, view, regardverb

   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"

2. study, considerverb

   give careful consideration to

   "consider the possibility of moving"

3. consider, take, deal, look atverb

   take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

   "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"

4. consider, count, weighverb

   show consideration for; take into account

   "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"

5. consider, debate, moot, turn over, deliberateverb

   think about carefully; weigh

   "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"

6. think, believe, consider, conceiveverb

   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"

7. regard, considerverb

   look at attentively

8. view, consider, look atverb

   look at carefully; study mentally

   "view a problem"

9. considerverb

   regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem

   "Please consider your family"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. considerverb

   To think about seriously.

   Consider that we've had three major events and the year has hardly begun.

2. considerverb

   To think of doing.

   I'm considering going to the beach tomorrow.

3. considerverb

   To assign some quality to.

4. considerverb

   To look at attentively.

   She sat there for a moment, considering him.

5. considerverb

   To take up as an example.

   Consider a triangle having three equal sides.

6. considerverb

   To debate or dispose of a motion.

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

7. Etymology: From consideren, from considerer, from considero.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To CONSIDERverb

   Etymology: considero, Latin.

   1. To think upon with care; to ponder; to examine; to sift; to study.

   At our more consider’d time we’ll read,
   Answer, and think upon this business. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   It is not possible to act otherwise, considering the weakness of our faculties. Spectator, №. 465.

   2. To take into the view; not to omit in the examination.

   It seems necessary, in the choice of persons for greater employments, to consider their bodies as well as their minds, and ages and health as well as their abilities. William Temple.

   3. To have regard to; to respect; not to despise.

   Let us consider one another to provoke unto love, and to good works. Heb. x. 24.

   4. A kind of interjection; a word whereby attention is summoned.

   Consider,
   Thy life hath yet been private, most part spent
   At home. John Milton, Paradise Regained, b. iii. l. 229.

   5. To requite; to reward one for his trouble.

   Take away with thee the very services thou hast done, which, if I have not enough considered, to be more thankful to thee shall be my study. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

2. To Considerverb

   1. To think maturely; not to judge hastily or rashly.

   None considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding. Isaiah xliv. 1.

   2. To deliberate; to work in the mind.

   Widow, we will consider of your suit;
   And come some other time to know our mind. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

   Such a treatise might be consulted by Jurymen, before they consider of their verdict. Jonathan Swift.

   3. To doubt; to hesitate.

   Many maz’d considerings did throng,
   And press’d in with this caution. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   ’Twas grief no more, or grief and rage were one
   Within her soul; at last ’twas rage alone,
   Which burning upwards, in succession dries
   The tears that stood considering in her eyes. John Dryden, Fables.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Considerverb

   to fix the mind on, with a view to a careful examination; to think on with care; to ponder; to study; to meditate on

2. Considerverb

   to look at attentively; to observe; to examine

3. Considerverb

   to have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect

4. Considerverb

   to estimate; to think; to regard; to view

5. Considerverb

   to think seriously; to make examination; to reflect; to deliberate

6. Considerverb

   to hesitate

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1. Consider

   Consider is an EP by Delaware band Boysetsfire, released in 1996. It was released as a 7" vinyl. The songs were later included on the band's album Before the Eulogy, a collection of B-sides and rarities.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Consider

   kon-sid′ėr, v.t. to look at closely or carefully: to think or deliberate on: to take into account: to attend to: to reward.—v.i. to think seriously or carefully: to deliberate.—adj. Consid′erable, worthy of being considered: important: more than a little.—n. Consid′erableness.—adv. Consid′erably.—n. Consid′erance (Shak.), consideration.—adjs. Consid′erāte, Consid′erative (obs.), thoughtful: serious: prudent: thoughtful for the feelings of others.—adv. Consid′erately.—ns. Consid′erateness, thoughtfulness for others; Considerā′tion, deliberation: importance: motive or reason: compensation, reward: the reason or basis of a compact: (law) the thing given or done or abstained from by agreement with another, and in view of that other giving, doing, or abstaining from something.—prep. Consid′ering, in view of: seeing that.—adv. Consid′eringly, with consideration. [Fr.—L. considerāre, supposed to have been orig. a term of augury—con, and sidus, sideris, a star.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. consider

   To think and be mindful.

   They did consider creating an outdoor space for their wedding party.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Look
   • Reflect
   • Regard
   • Think

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Consider' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #843

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Consider' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1125

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Consider' in Verbs Frequency: #71

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Consider in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Consider in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Consider in a Sentence

1. Robert Mueller:

   Impeachment is capital punishment for a presidency, and impeachment represents an undoing of the democratic process, you are overturning an election.... It's something that Congress should not consider unless all other avenues are no longer open.

2. Sandra Arroyo:

   Don't continue politicizing a case in which so much is still unresolved, in my own name and that of my daughters, I ask the national public defenders' office to consider ... the possibility of taking the case to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

3. Professor Lattanzio:

   If we discover life with radically different biochemistry to that found on Earth, then that would rule out panspermia, nothing I have told you is compelling evidence for panspermia. But there are some odd coincidences that we should consider.

4. White House spokesman Josh Earnest:

   Evaluating the President's record is not a theoretical exercise. We've got numbers that we can consider, the President's track record on issues important to middle-class families and important to Democrats is unimpeachable.

5. Mark Baker:

   I don't see a basis for a good faith reconsideration, we will consider whatever further options are available.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Consider
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Consider
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Consider
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Consider
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Consider
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Consider