What is the meaning of consider?

verb

  • Deem to be.
    • usage: "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.
    • usage: "consider the possibility of moving"
  • Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes.
    • usage: "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"
  • Show consideration for; take into account.
    • usage: "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"
  • Think about carefully; weigh.
    • usage: "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"
  • Judge or regard; look upon; judge.
    • usage: "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"
  • Look at attentively.
  • Look at carefully; study mentally.
    • usage: "view a problem"
  • Regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem.
    • usage: "Please consider your family"
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