con·sid·er (k n-s d r)v. con·sid·ered, con·sid·er·ing, con·sid·ers v.tr. 1. To think carefully about. 2. To think or deem to be; regard as. See Usage Note at as1. 3. To form an opinion about; judge: considers waste to be criminal. 4. To take into account; bear in mind: Her success is not surprising if you consider her excellent training. 5. To show consideration for: failed to consider the feelings of others. 6. To esteem; regard. 7. To look at thoughtfully. v.intr. To think carefully; reflect: Give me time to consider. [Middle English consideren, from Old French, from Latin c  ns der re : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + sdus, sder-, star.]con·sid er·er n.Synonyms: consider, deem, regard, account, reckon These verbs refer to holding opinions or views that are based on evaluation. Consider suggests objective reflection and reasoning: He considers success to be of little importance. Deem is more subjective, emphasizing judgment rather than contemplation: The faculty deemed the essay to be acceptable. Regard often implies a personal attitude: I regard your apology as genuine. Account and reckon in this sense are literary and imply calculated judgment: "I account no man to be a philosopher who attempts to do more" (John Henry Newman). "I cannot reckon you as an admirer" (Nathaniel Hawthorne). |
consider
Verb
1. to be of the opinion that
2. to think carefully about (a problem or decision)
3. to bear in mind: Corsica is well worth considering for those seeking a peaceful holiday in beautiful surroundings
4. to have regard for or care about: you must try to consider other people's feelings more
5. to discuss (something) in order to make a decision
6. to look at: he considered her and she forced herself to sit calmly under his gaze [Latin considerare to inspect closely]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | consider - 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" expect - consider reasonable or due; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed" receive - regard favorably or with disapproval; "Her new collection of poems was not well received" construe, interpret, see - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" reconsider - consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing; "Won't you reconsider your decision?" reconsider - consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, with a view to altering it include - consider as part of something; "I include you in the list of culprits" think, believe, conceive, consider - 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" consider - regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem; "Please consider your family" call - consider or regard as being; "I would not call her beautiful" like - feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard; "How did you like the President's speech last night?" relativise, relativize - consider or treat as relative identify - consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else; "He identified with the refugees" abstract - consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically reify - consider an abstract concept to be real deem, take for, view as, hold - keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; "take for granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible" esteem, respect, value, prise, prize - regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity" disesteem, disrespect - have little or no respect for; hold in contempt make - consider as being; "It wasn't the problem some people made it" capitalise, capitalize - consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses |
| 2. | consider - give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving" meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, chew over, think over, excogitate, reflect, ruminate, speculate, contemplate - reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" factor in, factor out, factor - consider as relevant when making a decision; "You must factor in the recent developments" equate, liken, compare - consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed" deliberate, moot, debate, consider, turn over - think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind" | |
| 3. | consider - take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case" contemplate - consider as a possibility; "I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job" trifle, dally, play - consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania" think about - have on one's mind, think about actively; "I'm thinking about my friends abroad"; "She always thinks about her children first" abstract - consider apart from a particular case or instance; "Let's abstract away from this particular example" warm to - become excited about; "He warmed to the idea of a trip to Antarctica" | |
| 4. |  consider - show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient" | |
| 5. |  consider - think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"see - deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?" premeditate - consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand; "premeditated murder" debate - argue with one another; "We debated the question of abortion"; "John debated Mary" wrestle - engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate; "I wrestled with this decision for years" hash out, talk over, discuss - speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget" think twice - consider and reconsider carefully; "Think twice before you have a child" | |
| 6. | consider - 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" hold - remain committed to; "I hold to these ideas" pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" rethink - change one's mind; "He rethought his decision to take a vacation" think - dispose the mind in a certain way; "Do you really think so?" look upon, regard as, repute, take to be, esteem, look on, think of - look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent" feel - have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude; "She felt small and insignificant"; "You make me feel naked"; "I made the students feel different about themselves" | |
| 7. | consider - look at attentively look - perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!" | |
| 8. | consider - look at carefully; study mentally; "view a problem" analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas - consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" contemplate - look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought; "contemplate one's navel" groak - look or stare at longingly; "The dog his master who was eating a sausage" | |
| 9. | consider - regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem; "Please consider your family" |
consider
verb 1. think, see, believe, rate, judge, suppose, deem, view as, look upon, regard as, hold to be, adjudge
verb 2. think about, study, reflect on, examine, weigh, contemplate, deliberate, muse, ponder, revolve, meditate, work over, mull over, eye up, ruminate, chew over, cogitate, turn over in your mind
verb 3. bear in mind, remember, regard, respect, think about, care for, take into account, reckon with, take into consideration, make allowance for, keep in view
Translations
consider [kənˈsɪdəʳ] vt → considerar (= take into account); tomar en cuenta (= study); estudiar, examinar;
all things considered → pensándolo bien;
consider yourself lucky → ¡date por satisfecho!
consider [kənˈsɪdəʳ] vt (= study) → considérer, réfléchir à (= take into account); penser à, prendre en considération (= regard, judge); considérer, estimer;
all things considered → (toute) réflexion faite
consider [kənˈsɪdəʳ] vt (study) → sich dat überlegen;
she considered it a disaster → sie betrachtete es als eine Katastrophe;
all things considered → alles in allem
consider [kənˈsɪdəʳ] vt → considerare (= take into account); tener conto di;
to consider doing sth → considerare la possibilità di fare qc;
all things considered → tutto sommato or considerato;
consider yourself lucky → puoi dirti fortunato
v consider [kənˈsidə]
1 to think about (carefully) He considered their comments. oordink, oorweeg; in ag neem, dink oor يَأخُذ بِعَين الإعْتِبار разглеждам (ro)zvažovat overveje; tænke over nachdenken über εξετάζω προσεκτικά considerar järele mõtlema در نظر گرفتن؛ فکر کردن punnita réfléchir à לַחֲשוֹב विचार करना smatrati, držati za, cijeniti megfontol memikirkan athuga; íhuga prendere in considerazione よく考える 숙고하다 (ap)svarstyti, apgalvoti apsvērt; apdomāt mempertimbangkan overwegen tenke gjennom/over/etter, betenke rozważać considerar a reflecta la обдумывать zvážiť pretehtati razmišljati o tänka på, ta i betraktande พิจารณา hakkında düşünmek 考慮, 細想 розглядати; обмірковувати غور كرنا، سوچنا xem xét 细想
2 to feel inclined towards I'm considering leaving this job. oorweeg يُفَكِّر في обмислям uvažovat o overveje; tænke på in Betracht ziehen σκέφτομαι να considerar kaalutlema در نظر داشتن harkita penser à לִשקוֹל झुकाव रखना razmatrati, razmišljati hajlik vmire mempertimbangkan íhuga considerare ～しようかと考えている 고려하다 svarstyti, galvoti []domāt; apsvērt mempertimbangkan erover denken være tilbøyelig til; vurdere rozważać considerar a se gândi la намереваться mať v úmysle razmišljati (o čem) razmišljati fundera på คิดไปทาง düşünmek 傾向于 розглядати; обдумувати كيطرف ميلان محسوس كرنا cân nhắc 考虑
3 to take into account You must consider other people's feelings. in ag neem, ag يُراعي المَشاعِر вземам предвид mít na zřeteli, brát ohled tage hensyn til; tage i betragtning Rücksicht nehmen auf υπολογίζω considerar, tener en cuenta arvesse võtma مورد ملاحظه قرار دادن ottaa huomioon tenir compte de לַקָחָת בְּחֶשבּוֹן ध्यान में रखना misliti, promišljati figyelembe vesz memperhitungkan taka tillit til considerare 考慮に入れる ...을 ...이라고[] 여기다 atsižvelgti, paisyti ņemt vērā; rēķināties mengambil kira rekening houden met ta hensyn til brać pod uwagę considerar a ţine cont de учитывать mať na zreteli upoštevati imati u vidu ta hänsyn till, beakta คิดคำนึงถึง gözönüne almak 考慮到 брати до уваги, зважати на لحاظ كرنا tính đến 考虑到
4 to regard as being They consider him unfit for that job. ag, beskou, is van mening يَعْتَبِر считам považovat anse; betragte betrachten als θεωρώ considerar (millekski) pidama به حساب آوردن pitää jonakin considérer לִראוֹת כְּ- करार देना držati za, cijeniti vminek tart menganggap álíta considerare ～と見なす 을 ...이라고[] 여기다 manyti, laikyti uzskatīt merasakan beschouwen ha en oppfatning om, anse/regne for uważać considerar a considera полагать považovať imeti (koga za kaj) smatrati anse (betrakta) som พิจารณา düşünmek 把...看作 вважати; гадати سمجهنا، راۓ قائم كرنا coi như 把...看作
adj conˈsiderable
great considerable wealth; a considerable number of people. aanmerklik, aansienlik, beduidend, noemenswaardig كَبير، مُهِم، لا بأس بِه значителен značný, významný betydelig; væsentlig beträchtlich σημαντικός considerable märgatav قابل ملاحظه؛ عظیم huomattava considérable נִיכָּר, משמָעוּתִי खासा znatan, važan tekintélyes besar umtalsverður considerevole かなりの 상당한 didelis, reikšmingas, žymus ievērojams; vērā ņemams; krietni liels banyak aanzienlijk betydelig, betraktelig, anselig, vesentlig znaczny considerável considerabil значительный značný znaten znatan betydande, ansenlig, väsentlig, åtskillig, avsevärd ค่อนข้างมาก epeyce, bir hayli 相當大的 значний; чималий قابل ذكر đáng kể 相当大的
adv conˈsiderably
Considerably fewer people came than I expected. aanmerklik, aansienlik, beduidend, noemenswaardig إلى حَد بَعيد значително podstatně, značně betydeligt; væsentligt erheblich σημαντικά considerablemente märgatavalt بطور قابل ملاحظه huomattavasti considérablement בְּמִידָה נִיכֶּרֶת अत्यधिक znatan, važan meglehetősen jauh lebih talsvert considerevolmente ずっと 상당히 žymiai, daug ievērojami; krietni sangat aanzienlijk betydelig, atskillig, vesentlig znacznie consideravelmente considerabil значительно značne precej znatno betydligt, åtskilligt, avsevärt อย่างมาก epeyce, oldukça 得多 значно; чимало بہت، كافى nhiều 得多
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