Term: consider





consider (verb) /kənˈsɪd.ər/

Definition: to think carefully about something, usually before making a choice or a decision; to have a specific opinion about someone or something.

Translations: (LV) apsvērt, apdomāt, uzskatīt

Examples:

“Please take some time to consider our offer before you say yes.”

“When you play loud music, you should consider your neighbors.”

“Many people consider this book to be the best one ever written.”

Common Phrases

All things considered: Used when you have thought about all the facts and are giving a final opinion.

Consider it done: A phrase used to promise that you will do a task immediately.

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
consider (verb)
transitive verb
1.
to think about carefully as
a) to think of especially with regard to taking some action - is considering you for the job considered moving to the city
b) to take into account - defendant's age must be considered
2.
to regard or treat in an attentive or kindly way - he considered her every wish
3.
to gaze on steadily or reflectively
4.
to come to judge or classify - consider thrift essential
5.
- regard his works are well considered abroad
6.
intransitive verb
- suppose - reflect deliberate paused a moment to consider
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
consider (verb)
1.
to think of in a particular way
SYNONYMS:
account, call, count, esteem, hold, look (on upon), rate, reckon, regard, set down, view
RELATED WORDS:
believe, deem, feel, sense, think; conceive, fancy, imagine
take for
consider (verb)
2.
to give serious and careful thought to
SYNONYMS:
chew over, cogitate, consider, contemplate, debate, deliberate, entertain, eye, kick around, meditate, mull (over), perpend, pore (over), question, revolve, ruminate, study, think (about over), turn, weigh, wrestle (with)
RELATED WORDS:
muse (upon), reflect (on upon), reminisce; analyze, explore, review; conclude, reason; second-guess, speculate (about); brood (about over), dwell (on upon), fixate (on upon), fret (about over), obsess (about over); believe, conceive, opine; absorb, assimilate, digest, drink (in)
NEAR ANTONYMS:
disregard, ignore, overlook, slight; dismiss, pooh-pooh ( pooh), reject
consider (verb)
3.
to have as an opinion
SYNONYMS:
allow, conceive, consider, deem, esteem, feel, figure, guess, hold, imagine, judge, reckon, suppose, think
RELATED WORDS:
regard, view; accept, perceive; depend, rely, trust; assume, presume, presuppose, surmise; conclude, deduce, infer
NEAR ANTONYMS:
distrust, doubt, mistrust, question, suspect; disbelieve, discredit, reject
consider (verb)
4.
to give consideration to (as unexpected circumstances or contingencies)
SYNONYMS:
consider, factor (in into), provide (for), regard
RELATED WORDS:
accommodate, adapt, adjust, condition; anticipate, contemplate, envisage, expect, foresee; assume, presume, presuppose; plan; calculate, face
NEAR ANTONYMS:
factor (out)
discount, disregard
consider (verb)
5.
to think very highly or favorably of
SYNONYMS:
appreciate, consider, esteem, regard, respect
RELATED WORDS:
acclaim, accredit, applaud, approve, commend, compliment, credit, praise; delight (in), drink (in), enjoy, relish, revel (in), savor ( savour); dig, fancy, favor, groove (on), like, love; adore, adulate, canonize, deify, dote (on), hallow, idolize, revere, reverence, venerate, worship; cherish, love, prize, treasure, value
NEAR ANTONYMS:
abhor, abominate, despise, detest, execrate, hate, loathe; condemn, decry, deplore, disapprove, discount, discountenance, disdain, disfavor, dislike, dismiss, disregard, frown (on upon), kiss off, scorn, vilify
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