consider
verb
- to assign some quality to, believe, view, hold as true
- to examine or contemplate an action, possibility, appointment, proposition, etc.
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /kənˈsɪd.ə/ / /kənˈsɪd.əɹ/ / [kənˈsɪɾ.ɚ]
verb
Etymology: From Middle English consideren, from Middle French considerer, from Latin considerare.
- To think about seriously.
“Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun.”
“How can you know everything about everything, if you won't consider any dissent?”
- To think about something seriously or carefully: to deliberate.
- To think about whether one will do (an action); to weigh as a possible course of action.
“I’m considering going to the beach tomorrow.”
- To assign some quality to.
“Consider yourself lucky, but consider your opponent skillful.”
“I considered the pie undercooked.”
- To look at attentively.
“She sat there for a moment, considering him.”
“She considereth a field, and buyeth it.”
- To take up as an example.
“Consider a triangle having three equal sides.”
“Swearing doesn't just mean what we now understand by "dirty words". It is entwined, in social and linguistic history, with the other sort of swearing: vows and oaths. Consider for a moment the origins of almost any word we have for bad language – "profanity", "curses", "oaths" and "swearing" itself.”
- To debate (or dispose of) a motion.
“This body will now consider the proposed amendments to Section 453 of the zoning code.”
- To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect.
“He never seems to consider the feelings of others.”
“Consider, sir, the chance of war: the day / Was yours by accident.”
- To believe or opine (that).
“Mother very rightly resented the slightest hint of condescension. She considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom,[…].”
“What is clear is that the courts in both Alberta and Ontario consider that there must be some preliminary assessment of the evidence of alleged breaches of the relevant Act when considering whether a freeze order is justified at the investigation stage.”