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considerate

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con·sid·er·ate  (kn-sdr-t)
adj.
1. Having or marked by regard for the needs or feelings of others. See Synonyms at thoughtful.
2. Characterized by careful thought; deliberate.

[Middle English, observed, from Latin cnsdertus, past participle of cnsderre, to consider; see consider.]

con·sider·ate·ly adv.
con·sider·ate·ness n.

considerate [kənˈsɪdərɪt]
adj
1. thoughtful towards other people; kind
2. Rare carefully thought out; considered
considerately  adv
considerateness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.considerate - showing concern for the rights and feelings of others; "friends considerate enough to leave us alone"
kind - having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter"
unselfish - disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others
tactful - having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others; "she was tactful enough not to shatter his illusion"; "a tactful remark eased her embarrassment"
inconsiderate - lacking regard for the rights or feelings of others; "shockingly inconsiderate behavior"

considerate
adjective thoughtful, kind, kindly, concerned, obliging, attentive, mindful, unselfish, solicitous I think he's the most charming, considerate man I've ever met.
selfish, thoughtless, inconsiderate, heedless
Translations
considerate [kənˈsɪdərɪt] ADJ [person, action] → atento, considerado
to be considerate towardsser atento con
it's most considerate of youes muy amable de su parte

considerate [kənˈsɪdərət] adjprévenant(e), plein(e) d'égards

considerate
adjrücksichtsvoll (to(wards) gegenüber); (= kind)aufmerksam

considerate [kənˈsɪdrɪt] adjriguardoso/a, premuroso/a
considerate [kənˈsɪdrɪt] adjriguardoso/a, premuroso/a

considerate
adj considerate [kənˈsidərət]
thoughtful about others He is always considerate to elderly people. bedagsaam, hoflik, tegemoetkomend, attent, مُراعِ لِشُعور الآخَرين мил ohleduplný betænksom; hensynsfuld rücksichtsvoll που σέβεται, λογαριάζει τους άλλους considerado teisi arvestav با ملاحظه huomaavainen prévenant (envers) מִתחַשֵב ध्यान रखने वाला promišljen, smotren, obziran figyelmes penuh perhatian tillitssamur premuroso 思いやりのある 이해심 많은, 사려 깊은 atidus, paslaugus, rūpestingas taktisks; uzmanīgs (pret kādu) ambil berat attent hensynsfull, omtenksom troskliwy atencioso plin de consideraţie (faţă de) внимательный ohľaduplný obziren pažljiv hänsynsfull, omtänksam ที่คิดถึงความคิดของผู้อื่น saygılı, düşünceli 體貼的 уважний до інших; тактовний با مروت، با لحاظ quan tâm
n conˌsideˈration
1 (the act of) thinking about something, especially the needs or feelings of other people He stayed at home out of consideration for his mother. sorgsaamheid; oorweging مُراعاة، إهْتِمام обмисляне ohled, zřetel hensyn; omtanke die Rücksicht σεβασμός, έγνοια consideración teistega arvestamine ملاحظه؛ رعایت huomaavaisuus considération שִׁיקוּל דָעַת लिहाज razmišljanje, promišljanje megfontolás karena memikirkan tillitssemi considerazione, riguardo 思いやり 고려 svarstymas, atidumas, atjauta taktiskums; uzmanība (pret kādu) mengambil berat consideratie overveielse; ettertanke, omtanke, hensyn wzgląd consideração respect уважение ohľad pozornost, obzirnost obzir hänsynstagande, betraktande, övervägande การคิดพิจารณา düşünme, düşünüp taşınma 考慮 увага; люб'язність لحاظ، پاس ، مروت sự cân nhắc
2 a fact to be taken into account in making a decision etc The cost of the journey is our main consideration. oorweging إعْتِبار съображение předmět úvahy faktor die Überlegung κτ. που λαμβάνεται σοβαρά υπόψη preocupación kaalumist nõudev asjaolu موضوع؛ مطلب näkökohta préoccupation הִתְחָשבוּת विचार razlog, uzrok szempont pertimbangan atriði sem hafa ber í huga preoccupazione 考慮 고려 사항 motyvas apsvērums pertimbangan overweging hensyn, faktor, noe som tas i betraktning aspekt, okoliczność preocupação preocupare соображение závažná vec skrb faktor hänsyn, synpunkt, faktor ความคิดเห็นใจผู้อื่น husus, neden 需考慮的因素 міркування; обговорення لحاظ tính đến
prep conˈsidering
taking into account; despite Considering his deafness he manages to understand very well. inagnemend, ten spyte van بِاعْتِبار أن، نَظَراً إلى أن имайки предвид uvážíme-li (že) i betragtning af in Anbetracht αν λάβουμε υπόψη, παρά teniendo en cuenta, a pesar de arvesse võttes با توجه به اینکه؛ با وجود اینکه huomioon ottaen étant donné בְּהִתחָשֵב בְּ- ध्यान में रखकर uzevši u obzir, s obzirom na tekintettel vmire mengingat, walaupun með tilliti til tenendo conto di ~にしては 고려하면 turint omeny, nepaisant (to) ņemot vērā; ievērojot walaupun gezien i betraktning av (at), tatt i betraktning zważywszy (na) tendo em conta având în vedere учитывая s ohľadom glede na s obizorm na med tanke på คิดคำนึงถึง; ถึงอย่างไรก็ตาม düşünülünce, ...-e rağmen 就...而論、雖然 зважаючи на; щодо ك‍ے پيش نظر tính đến ...
take into consideration
to allow for (in considering a situation or problem) You must take his illness into consideration before dismissing him. in ag neem, in oorweging neem يأخُذ بِعَين الإعْتِبار взимам предвид vzít v úvahu, brát ohled na tage i betragtning; tage hensyn til in Betracht ziehen λαμβάνω υπόψη tener en consideración arvestama در نظر گرفتن ottaa huomioon prendre en considération לַקָחָת בְּחֶשבּוֹן विचार करना uzeti u obzir figyelembe vesz mempertimbangkan taka tillit til prendere in considerazione ~を考慮に入れる 고려하다 atsižvelgti, turėti omeny ņemt vērā sebagai pertimbangan rekening houden met ta i betraktning, ta hensyn til brać pod uwagę levar em consideração a lua în considerare принять во внимание vziať do úvahy upoštevati imati u vidu ta ngt i betrak- พิจารณา göz önüne almak, hesaba katmak 考慮到 брати до уваги كا خيال كرنا lưu tâm đến

considerate مُراعٍ لمشاعر الآخرين ohleduplný hensynsfuld rücksichtsvoll διακριτικός atento huomaavainen prévenant obziran riguardoso 思いやりのある 이해심 많은 attent hensynsfull taktowny atencioso внимательный omtänksam ที่คิดถึงความคิดของผู้อื่น düşünceli chu đáo 考虑周到的


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A more selfish man than I am might hold you to that engagement; a less considerate man than I am might keep you waiting for years -- and to no purpose after all.
I would far rather go twenty miles with a good considerate driver than I would go ten with some of these; it would take less out of me.
Round, fair, and considerate are they to one another, as grains of sand are round, fair, and considerate to grains of sand.
 
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