Consider Definition & Meaning

consider
verb
  1. 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"
  2. give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving"
  3. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"
  4. show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"
  5. think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"
  6. 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"
  7. look at attentively
  8. look at carefully; study mentally; "view a problem"
  9. regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem; "Please consider your family"

Synonyms for consider

believe verb

accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War

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conceive verb

have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients

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count noun

the total number counted; "a blood count" the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order

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deal noun

a particular instance of buying or selling; "it was a package deal"; "I had no further trade with him

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debate noun

a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal

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deliberate adj

carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult"; "with measured irony" unhurried and with care and dignity

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moot adj

of no legal significance (as having been previously decided) open to argument or debate

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reckon verb

expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel

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regard noun

(usually preceded by `in') a detail or point

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see noun

the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by

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"Consider" in song lyrics

See how consider is used in real songs:

  • "Take the chances y'all won't consider"
    Bubba Sparxxx f/ Bo Hagin, Kosha (Stonewall) — If It's Bumpin
  • "Callin your brother oreo get off it yo, now Tom consider"
    Chino XL — What Am I?
  • "so won't chu think back and consider"
    The CMC's — S.O.W.

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Frequently asked questions

What does consider mean?
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" give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving" take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case" show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient" think about carefully; weigh
What part of speech is consider?
Consider is a verb.
How many definitions does consider have?
Consider has 9 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).

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