consider

How to use consider in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for consider.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

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"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of consider gathered in one view.

verb

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"

verb

give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving"

verb

take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for consider.

verb

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"

verb

give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving"

verb

take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"

verb

show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"

verb

think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"

verb

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"

verb

look at attentively

verb

look at carefully; study mentally; "view a problem"

verb

regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem; "Please consider your family"

Example sentences

And please consider that this bugzilla is not meant to be a discussion forum but rather a place where actual bugs are kept.

You might also consider merely greying out comments that have not yet been endorsed, as currently happens to down-voted comments.

That partner C was a shyster of an attorney, and all evidence suggested that they'd just try to wait out the expensive clock rather than consider settling.

Even the government in its arguments to Judge Kozinski strongly stated that it would never consider prosecuting such items as crimes.

People often ask the hypothetical of what sorts of behavior we consider normal today that people in the far future will regard as barbaric or bizarre.

Suffice to say, plutonium is sufficiently non-radioactive that it's chemical toxicity is considered significant in it's lethality.

Proper noun examples

In India we say that if you have two meals a day, and a roof over your head, you're already rich!Consider that, some posts here say that SV millionaires do not consider themselves upper class.