verb 1. to think carefully about something ○ Please consider seriously the offer which we are making. ○ We have to consider the position of the children after the divorce. 2. to think ○ Do you consider him the right man for the job? ○ She is considered (to be) one of the best lawyers in town. 3. □ all things considered on the whole ○ All things considered, the flower show went off quite well.
con•sid´er
(kon•sid´er), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Considered (-erd); p. pr. & vb. n. Considering.] [F. considerer, L. considerare, -sideratum, to consider, view attentively, prob. fr. con- + sidus, sideris, star, constellation; orig., therefore, to look at the stars. See Sidereal, and cf. Desire.]
1. To fix the mind on, with a view to a careful examination; to think on with care; to ponder; to study; to meditate on. “I will consider thy testimonies.
Ps. cxix. 95.” “Thenceforth to speculations high or deep
I turned my thoughts, and with capacious mind
Considered all things visible.
Milton.”
2. To look at attentively; to observe; to examine. “She considereth a field, and buyeth it.
Prov. xxxi. 16.”
3. To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect. “Consider, sir, the chance of war: the day
Was yours by accident.
Shak.” “England could grow into a posture of being more united at home, and more considered abroad.
Sir W. Temple.”
4. To estimate; to think; to regard; to view. “Considered as plays, his works are absurd.
Macaulay.” The proper sense of consider is often blended with an idea of the result of considering; as ´Blessed is he that considereth the poor.´ Ps. xli. 1.; i.e., considers with sympathy and pity. ´Which [services] if I have not enough considered.´ Shak.; i.e., requited as the sufficient considering of them would suggest. ´Consider him liberally.´ J. Hooker. Syn. — To ponder; weigh; revolve; study; reflect or meditate on; contemplate; examine. See Ponder.
1. To fix the mind on, with a view to a careful examination; to think on with care; to ponder; to study; to meditate on. “I will consider thy testimonies.
Ps. cxix. 95.” “Thenceforth to speculations high or deep
I turned my thoughts, and with capacious mind
Considered all things visible.
Milton.”
2. To look at attentively; to observe; to examine. “She considereth a field, and buyeth it.
Prov. xxxi. 16.”
3. To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect. “Consider, sir, the chance of war: the day
Was yours by accident.
Shak.” “England could grow into a posture of being more united at home, and more considered abroad.
Sir W. Temple.”
4. To estimate; to think; to regard; to view. “Considered as plays, his works are absurd.
Macaulay.” The proper sense of consider is often blended with an idea of the result of considering; as ´Blessed is he that considereth the poor.´ Ps. xli. 1.; i.e., considers with sympathy and pity. ´Which [services] if I have not enough considered.´ Shak.; i.e., requited as the sufficient considering of them would suggest. ´Consider him liberally.´ J. Hooker. Syn. — To ponder; weigh; revolve; study; reflect or meditate on; contemplate; examine. See Ponder.
con•sid´er
v. i. 1. To think seriously; to make examination; to reflect; to deliberate. “We will consider of your suit.
Shak.” “’T were to consider too curiously, to consider so.
Shak.” “She wished she had taken a moment to consider, before rushing down stairs.
W. Black”
2. To hesitate. [Poetic & R.] Dryden.
Shak.” “’T were to consider too curiously, to consider so.
Shak.” “She wished she had taken a moment to consider, before rushing down stairs.
W. Black”
2. To hesitate. [Poetic & R.] Dryden.
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