Definitions for considerable
kənˈsɪd ər ə bəlcon·sid·er·able

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. considerable(adj)

   large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree

   "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. considerable(Adjective)

   Significant; worth considering.

   I've spent a considerable amount of time on this.

2. considerable(Adjective)

   Large in amount.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Considerable(adj)

   worthy of consideration, borne in mind, or attended to

2. Considerable(adj)

   of some distinction; noteworthy; influential; respectable; -- said of persons

3. Considerable(adj)

   of importance or value

Origin: [Cf. F. considrable.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'considerable' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1020

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'considerable' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2449

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'considerable' in Adjectives Frequency: #127

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of considerable in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of considerable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of considerable in a Sentence

1. Mitchell Gaines:

   There's considerable danger with the tide coming up.

2. Wulf Utian:

   Some women simply cannot complete a day’s activities without considerable stress.

3. Governor John Bel Edwards:

   These travel trailers were picked up, thrown a considerable distance and just mangled.

4. Hamid Sardar-Afkhami:

   Tourism's a big source of income nowadays, they're making considerable money off tourists.

5. Tom Karl:

   We should expect these kinds of patterns to occur, there is considerable annual variability.

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