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consider

/ consider /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem
"Please consider your family"
Type of:
see reckon view
Derived:
consideration considerateness thoughtfulness
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
"Take the case of China"
"Consider the following case"
Type of:
think about
Kinds of:
contemplate dally trifle play abstract
Derived:
circumstance condition consideration
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
think about carefully; weigh
"They considered the possibility of a strike"
"Turn the proposal over in your mind"
Type of:
hash out discuss talk over
Kinds of:
see premeditate debate wrestle think twice
Derived:
deliberation weighing advisement deliberateness consideration
Verb group:
study
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
show consideration for; take into account
"You must consider her age"
"The judge considered the offender''s youth and was lenient"
Kinds of:
consult
Derived:
deliberation weighing advisement circumstance condition
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 5
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"
Type of:
think believe conceive
Kinds of:
expect receive reconsider include call
Derived:
opinion view sentiment persuasion thought
Verb group:
interpret construe see
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
look at carefully; study mentally
"view a problem"
Type of:
analyze analyse study
Kinds of:
contemplate
Derived:
consideration position view perspective viewer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
look at attentively
Type of:
look
Derived:
gaze regard
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 8
give careful consideration to
"consider the possibility of moving"
Type of:
chew over think over meditate
Kinds of:
compare liken equate
Derived:
consideration circumstance condition cogitation study
Verb group:
debate moot turn over deliberate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s Adjective/Noun
verb Sense 9
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"
Type of:
judge
Kinds of:
hold rethink think think of repute
Derived:
consideration opinion sentiment persuasion view
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
73%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
89
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

see reckon view think about contemplate dally trifle play abstract hash out discuss talk over