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Meaning of 'consider' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Consider [ v. i.]
- To think seriously; to make examination; to reflect; to deliberate.
- To hesitate.
2 . Consider [ v. t.]
- To fix the mind on, with a view to a careful examination; to think on with care; to ponder; to study; to meditate on.
- To look at attentively; to observe; to examine.
- To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect.
- To estimate; to think; to regard; to view.

Meaning of 'consider' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . consider [ v]
Meaning (1):
- take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
Example in sentence:
  • Consider the following case;
  • Take the case of China
Meaning (2):
- give careful consideration to
Example in sentence:
  • consider the possibility of moving
Meaning (3):
- judge or regard; look upon; judge
Example in sentence:
  • I believe her to be very smart;
  • I think he is very smart;
  • I think that he is her boyfriend;
  • The racist conceives such people to be inferior
Meaning (4):
- deem to be
Example in sentence:
  • I consider her to be shallow;
  • I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do;
  • She views this quite differently from me
Meaning (5):
- regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem
Example in sentence:
  • Please consider your family
Meaning (6):
- show consideration for; take into account
Example in sentence:
  • The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient;
  • You must consider her age
Meaning (7):
- think about carefully; weigh
Example in sentence:
  • They considered the possibility of a strike;
  • Turn the proposal over in your mind
Meaning (8):
- look at carefully; study mentally
Example in sentence:
  • view a problem

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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