CONSIDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does consider mean? 

• CONSIDER (verb)
  The verb CONSIDER has 9 senses:

1. deem to be

2. give careful consideration to

3. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

4. show consideration for; take into account

5. think about carefully; weigh

6. judge or regard; look upon; judge

7. look at attentively

8. look at carefully; study mentally

9. regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem

  Familiarity information: CONSIDER used as a verb is familiar.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONSIDER (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they consider    ... he / she / it considers   
Past simple: considered   
Past participle: considered   
-ing form: considering   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Deem to be

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

consider; reckon; regard; see; view

Context example:

I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do

Hypernyms (to "consider" is one way to...):

believe; conceive; consider; think (judge or regard; look upon; judge)

Verb group:

construe; interpret; see (make sense of; assign a meaning to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "consider"):

idealise; idealize (consider or render as ideal)

appreciate; prize; treasure; value (hold dear)

capitalise; capitalize (consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses)

make (consider as being)

disesteem; disrespect (have little or no respect for; hold in contempt)

esteem; prise; prize; respect; value (regard highly; think much of)

deem; hold; take for; view as (keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view)

reify (consider an abstract concept to be real)

abstract (consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically)

favor; favour (consider as the favorite)

relativise; relativize (consider or treat as relative)

like (feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard)

call (consider or regard as being)

consider (regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem)

include (consider as part of something)

reconsider (consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, with a view to altering it)

reconsider (consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing)

receive (regard favorably or with disapproval)

expect (consider reasonable or due)

identify (consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

Sense 2

Meaning:

Give careful consideration to

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

consider; study

Context example:

consider the possibility of moving

Hypernyms (to "consider" is one way to...):

chew over; contemplate; excogitate; meditate; mull; mull over; muse; ponder; reflect; ruminate; speculate; think over (reflect deeply on a subject)

Verb group:

consider; debate; deliberate; moot; turn over (think about carefully; weigh)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "consider"):

factor; factor in; factor out (consider as relevant when making a decision)

compare; equate; liken (consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE

Derivation:

consideration (the process of giving careful thought to something)

consideration (information that should be kept in mind when making a decision)

consideration (a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting))

Sense 3

Meaning:

Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

consider; deal; look at; take

Context example:

Consider the following case

Hypernyms (to "consider" is one way to...):

think about (have on one's mind, think about actively)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "consider"):

dally; play; trifle (consider not very seriously)

warm to (become excited about)

abstract (consider apart from a particular case or instance)

contemplate (consider as a possibility)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

consideration (information that should be kept in mind when making a decision)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Show consideration for; take into account

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

consider; count; weigh

Context example:

The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Sentence example:

They consider their earnings this year

Derivation:

consideration (information that should be kept in mind when making a decision)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Think about carefully; weigh

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

consider; debate; deliberate; moot; turn over

Context example:

Turn the proposal over in your mind

Hypernyms (to "consider" is one way to...):

discuss; hash out; talk over (speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion)

Verb group:

consider; study (give careful consideration to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "consider"):

see (deliberate or decide)

premeditate (consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand)

debate (argue with one another)

wrestle (engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate)

think twice (consider and reconsider carefully)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE

Sentence example:

They consider moving

Derivation:

consideration (the process of giving careful thought to something)

consideration (a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting))

Sense 6

Meaning:

Judge or regard; look upon; judge

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

believe; conceive; consider; think

Context example:

The racist conceives such people to be inferior

Hypernyms (to "consider" is one way to...):

evaluate; judge; pass judgment (form a critical opinion of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "consider"):

rethink (change one's mind)

think (dispose the mind in a certain way)

be known as; esteem; know as; look on; look upon; regard as; repute; take to be; think of (look on as or consider)

feel (have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude)

consider; reckon; regard; see; view (deem to be)

hold (remain committed to)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

consideration (the process of giving careful thought to something)

consideration (a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting))

Sense 7

Meaning:

Look at attentively

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

consider; regard

Hypernyms (to "consider" is one way to...):

look (perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 8

Meaning:

Look at carefully; study mentally

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

consider; look at; view

Context example:

view a problem

Hypernyms (to "consider" is one way to...):

analyse; analyze; canvass; examine; study (consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "consider"):

contemplate (look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought)

groak (look or stare at longingly)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

consideration (the process of giving careful thought to something)

Sense 9

Meaning:

Regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Context example:

Please consider your family

Hypernyms (to "consider" is one way to...):

consider; reckon; regard; see; view (deem to be)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

consideration (a considerate and thoughtful act)

consideration (kind and considerate regard for others)

 Context examples 

Taurus is considered a wise financial sign, and as you begin February, you will prove this to be true.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

She also discovered what Amy had done about the things in the morning, and considered her a model of magnanimity.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

He sat down to consider, listening to the silence of the forest and perturbed by it.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

So they sat down to consider what they should do, and after serious thought the Scarecrow said: Here is a great tree, standing close to the ditch.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

Researchers say there is a submerged continent in the southwest Pacific Ocean, that should be considered an eighth continent.

(Researchers Argue for Eighth Continent: Zealandia, VOA)

All were considered at high risk of developing peanut allergy because they already had egg allergy and/or severe eczema, an allergic skin disorder.

(Peanut Consumption in Infancy Lowers Peanut Allergy, NIH)

That means almost no forests can really be considered wilderness.

(Shrinking habitats have adverse effects on world ecosystems, NSF)

He stood on the shore and considered what he should do, when suddenly he saw three fishes come swimming towards him, and they were the very fishes whose lives he had saved.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

I was not considered as being formally received into the school, however, until J.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Anne was considering whether she should venture to suggest that a gown, or a cap, would not be liable to any such misuse, when a knock at the door suspended everything.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)