Definition of consider

verb (v)

• deem to be (verb.cognition)

  Synonym: reckon, regard, see, view
  

  Example:
  I consider her to be shallow.
  

  source: wordnet30
• give careful consideration to (verb.perception)

  Synonym: study
  

  Example:
  Consider the possibility of moving.
  

  source: wordnet30
• take into consideration for exemplifying purposes (verb.cognition)

  Synonym: deal, look at, take
  

  Example:
  Consider the following case.
  

  source: wordnet30
• show consideration for; take into account (verb.communication)

  Synonym: count, weigh
  

  Example:
  You must consider her age.
  The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient.
  

  source: wordnet30
• think about carefully; weigh (verb.communication)

  Synonym: debate, deliberate, moot, turn over
  

  Example:
  They considered the possibility of a strike.
  

  source: wordnet30
• judge or regard; look upon; judge (verb.cognition)

  Synonym: believe, conceive, think
  

  source: wordnet30
• look at attentively (verb.perception)

  Synonym: regard
  

  source: wordnet30
• look at carefully; study mentally (verb.perception)

  Synonym: look at, view
  

  source: wordnet30
• regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem (verb.cognition)

  Example:
  Please consider your family.
  

  source: wordnet30
• To fix the mind on, with a view to a careful examination; to think on with care; to ponder; to study; to meditate on. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To think seriously; to make examination; to reflect; to deliberate. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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