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consider

verb · 18 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /kənˈsɪd.ə/
  • Canada, General-American: /kənˈsɪd.əɹ/
  • Canada, General-American: [kənˈsɪɾ.ɚ]
  • Canada, General-American: [kn̩ˈsɪɾ.ɚ]
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  • South-Asia: /ˈkən.sɪ.ɖə(r)/
  • rhymes with -ɪdə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N S IH1 D ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To think about seriously.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • 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?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bethink, reflect, take, afterthink, agitate, call to mind, chew, chew over, chew the cud, cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, introspect, mull, mull over, muse, overthink, ponder, meditate, quander, rethink, reconsider, revolve, ruminate, second-guess, think, think over

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To think about something seriously or carefully: to deliberate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: afterthink, agitate, bethink, call to mind, chew, chew over, chew the cud, cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, introspect, mull, mull over, muse, overthink, ponder, meditate, quander, reflect, rethink, reconsider, revolve, ruminate, second-guess, think, think over

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To think about whether one will do (an action); to weigh as a possible course of action.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • I’m considering going to the beach tomorrow.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: think of, bethink

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To assign some quality to.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ditransitive

Examples

  • Consider yourself lucky, but consider your opponent skillful.
  • I considered the pie undercooked.
  • I consider you (to be) an excellent friend.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: deem, regard, think of, account, appraise, count, esteem, see, censure, consider, hold, dub, find, interpret, judge, look upon, regard as, respect, view as

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To look at attentively.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • She sat there for a moment, considering him.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: regard, observe, attend, clock, consider, give heed, heed, let in on, mark, mind, notice, pass, pay attention, pay heed, pick up what someone is putting down, privy, take heed, take note, take notice

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

To take up as an example.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Consider a triangle having three equal sides.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: take

Antonyms: none provided

7

verb

Meaning 7

To debate (or dispose of) a motion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: government, parliamentary-procedure

Examples

  • This body will now consider the proposed amendments to Section 453 of the zoning code.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: deliberate, bethink

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He never seems to consider the feelings of others.
  • February 21, 1679, William Temple, letter to the Lord Treasurer England could grow into a posture of being more united at home, and more considered abroad.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: take into account, hear

Antonyms: none provided

9

verb

Meaning 9

To believe or opine (that).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

verb

Meaning 10

judge or regard; look upon; judge

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • 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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: think, believe, conceive

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: evaluate, pass judgment, judge

Narrower terms: hold, rethink, think, think of, repute, regard as, look upon, look on, esteem, take to be, feel, see, consider, reckon, view, regard

11

verb

Meaning 11

deem to be

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • 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 relationships

Synonyms: see, reckon, view, regard

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: think, believe, consider, conceive

Narrower terms: expect, receive, reconsider, include, consider, call, like, relativize, relativise, identify, favor, favour, abstract, reify, idealize, idealise, deem, hold, view as, take for, respect, esteem, value, prize, prise, disrespect, disesteem, make, capitalize, capitalise, treasure, appreciate

12

verb

Meaning 12

regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Please consider your family

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: see, consider, reckon, view, regard

13

verb

Meaning 13

take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Take the case of China
  • Consider the following case

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: take, deal, look at

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: think about

Narrower terms: contemplate, dally, trifle, play, abstract, warm to

14

verb

Meaning 14

think about carefully; weigh

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • They considered the possibility of a strike
  • Turn the proposal over in your mind

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: debate, moot, turn over, deliberate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hash out, discuss, talk over

Narrower terms: see, premeditate, debate, wrestle, think twice

15

verb

Meaning 15

show consideration for; take into account

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: count, weigh

Antonyms: none provided

16

verb

Meaning 16

look at carefully; study mentally

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • view a problem

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: view, look at

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas

Narrower terms: contemplate, groak

17

verb

Meaning 17

look at attentively

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: regard

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: look

18

verb

Meaning 18

give careful consideration to

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • consider the possibility of moving

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: study

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate

Narrower terms: factor, factor in, factor out, compare, liken, equate

History

Etymology

From Middle English consideren, from Middle French considerer, from Latin considerare.

Across languages

Translations

233 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: oorweeg — think about seriously
  • Arabic: اِعْتَبَرَ (iʕtabara) — think about seriously
  • Arabic: تَدَبَّرَ — think about seriously
  • Armenian: հաշվի առնել (hašvi aṙnel) — think about seriously
  • Azerbaijani: hesab etmək — think about seriously
  • Azerbaijani: götür-qoy etmək — think about seriously
  • Bulgarian: обми́слям (obmísljam) — think about seriously
  • Catalan: considerar — think about seriously
  • Chinese Mandarin: 考慮 /考虑 (kǎolǜ) — think about seriously
  • Chinese Mandarin: 熟慮 /熟虑 (shúlǜ) — think about seriously
  • Czech: zvažovat — think about seriously
  • Czech: uvažovat — think about seriously
  • Dutch: in acht nemen — think about seriously
  • Dutch: overwegen — think about seriously
  • Dutch: bedenken — think about seriously
  • Esperanto: konsideri — think about seriously
  • Esperanto: pripensi — think about seriously
  • Finnish: ottaa huomioon — think about seriously
  • Finnish: harkita — think about seriously
  • Finnish: punnita — think about seriously
  • French: considérer — think about seriously
  • French: examiner — think about seriously
  • French: réfléchir — think about seriously
  • French: songer — think about seriously
  • Galician: considerar — think about seriously
  • German: überlegen — think about seriously
  • Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌽 (mitōn) — think about seriously
  • Ancient Greek: σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) — think about seriously
  • Haitian Creole: konsidere — think about seriously
  • Hebrew: שָׁקַל (shakál) — think about seriously
  • Hebrew: לקח בחשבון (lakákh b'kheshbón) — think about seriously
  • Hindi: चिंतन करना (cintan karnā) — think about seriously
  • Hungarian: megfontol — think about seriously
  • Hungarian: belegondol — think about seriously
  • Hungarian: elgondolkodik — think about seriously
  • Hungarian: töpreng — think about seriously
  • Hungarian: eltöpreng — think about seriously
  • Hungarian: átgondol — think about seriously
  • Indonesian: anggap — think about seriously
  • Indonesian: mempertimbangkan — think about seriously
  • Italian: considerare — think about seriously
  • Japanese: 考慮する (kōryo-suru) — think about seriously
  • Japanese: 熟慮する (jukuryo-suru) — think about seriously
  • Japanese: よく考える (yokukangaeru) — think about seriously
  • Japanese: 熟考する (jukkō-suru) — think about seriously
  • Javanese: ngèlingi — think about seriously
  • Javanese: anggep — think about seriously
  • Korean: 고려하다 (goryeohada) — think about seriously
  • Latin: meditor — think about seriously
  • Latin: penditō — think about seriously
  • Lithuanian: dumoti — think about seriously
  • Luxembourgish: berécksichtegen — think about seriously
  • Luxembourgish: betruechten — think about seriously
  • Luxembourgish: consideréieren — think about seriously
  • Manchu: ᠰᡝᠣᠯᡝᠮᠪᡳ (seolembi) — think about seriously
  • Māori: mātūtū — think about seriously
  • Māori: whakaraupeka — think about seriously
  • Māori: taute — think about seriously
  • Māori: huritao — think about seriously
  • Māori: kohuki — think about seriously
  • Māori: māharahara — think about seriously
  • Māori: whaiwhakaaro — think about seriously
  • Māori: whakaaroaro — think about seriously
  • Māori: whakarau kakai — think about seriously
  • Norman: considéther — think about seriously
  • Norwegian: vurdere — think about seriously
  • Old English: behyċġan — think about seriously
  • Old English: ymbþenċan — think about seriously
  • Persian: سگالیدن (segâlidan) — think about seriously
  • Polish: rozważać — think about seriously
  • Polish: rozważyć — think about seriously
  • Portuguese: considerar — think about seriously
  • Romanian: considera — think about seriously
  • Russian: рассма́тривать (rassmátrivatʹ) — think about seriously
  • Russian: рассмотре́ть (rassmotrétʹ) — think about seriously
  • Russian: обду́мывать (obdúmyvatʹ) — think about seriously
  • Russian: обду́мать (obdúmatʹ) — think about seriously
  • Scottish Gaelic: meòraich — think about seriously
  • Scottish Gaelic: smaoinich — think about seriously
  • Scottish Gaelic: saoil — think about seriously
  • Serbo-Croatian: razmotriti — think about seriously
  • Serbo-Croatian: razmatrati — think about seriously
  • Spanish: considerar — think about seriously
  • Swedish: betänka — think about seriously
  • Swedish: tänka på — think about seriously
  • Swedish: begrunda — think about seriously
  • Swedish: betrakta — think about seriously
  • Swedish: besinna — think about seriously
  • Thai: พิจารณา (pí-jaa-rá-naa) — think about seriously
  • Tocharian A: päl- — think about seriously
  • Tocharian B: päl- — think about seriously
  • Ukrainian: розглядати (rozhljadaty) — think about seriously
  • Ukrainian: обмірковувати (obmirkovuvaty) — think about seriously
  • Ukrainian: обду́мувати (obdúmuvaty) — think about seriously
  • Welsh: ystyried — think about seriously
  • Yiddish: באַקלערן (baklern) — think about seriously
  • Bulgarian: замислям (zamisljam) — think of doing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 思考 (sīkǎo) — think of doing
  • Czech: zvažovat — think of doing
  • Dutch: overwegen — think of doing
  • Finnish: harkita — think of doing
  • Finnish: aikoa — think of doing
  • Finnish: ajatella — think of doing
  • French: songer — think of doing
  • French: envisager — think of doing
  • German: überlegen — think of doing
  • Ancient Greek: σκοπέω (skopéō) — think of doing
  • Hebrew: שָׁקַל (shakál) — think of doing
  • Hungarian: fontolgat — think of doing
  • Hungarian: fontolóra vesz — think of doing
  • Hungarian: gondolkozik — think of doing
  • Hungarian: elgondolkozik — think of doing
  • Hungarian: mérlegel — think of doing
  • Hungarian: tűnődik — think of doing
  • Indonesian: berencana — think of doing
  • Italian: pensare — think of doing
  • Latin: pensitō — think of doing
  • Norwegian: vurdere — think of doing
  • Polish: rozważać — think of doing
  • Portuguese: considerar — think of doing
  • Portuguese: pensar em — think of doing
  • Russian: обду́мывать (obdúmyvatʹ) — think of doing
  • Russian: обду́мать (obdúmatʹ) — think of doing
  • Scottish Gaelic: smaoinich — think of doing
  • Scottish Gaelic: saoil — think of doing
  • Slovene: razmisliti — think of doing
  • Spanish: considerar — think of doing
  • Spanish: barajar — think of doing
  • Spanish: sopesar — think of doing
  • Swedish: fundera på — think of doing
  • Swedish: fundera över — think of doing
  • Swedish: överväga — think of doing
  • Ukrainian: обмірковувати (obmirkovuvaty) — think of doing
  • Welsh: ystyried — think of doing
  • Arabic: عَدَّ (ʕadda) — assign some quality to
  • Armenian: համարել (hamarel) — assign some quality to
  • Azerbaijani: hesab etmək — assign some quality to
  • Bulgarian: считам за (sčitam za) — assign some quality to
  • Catalan: considerar — assign some quality to
  • Chinese Mandarin: 認為 /认为 (rènwéi) — assign some quality to
  • Dutch: beschouwen — assign some quality to
  • Dutch: vinden — assign some quality to
  • Estonian: pidama — assign some quality to
  • Finnish: pitää — assign some quality to
  • Finnish: mieltää — assign some quality to
  • French: considérer — assign some quality to
  • French: estimer — assign some quality to
  • German: halten — assign some quality to
  • Gothic: 𐌳𐍉𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 (dōmjan) — assign some quality to
  • Greek: θεωρώ (theoró) — assign some quality to
  • Ancient Greek: νομίζω (nomízō) — assign some quality to
  • Haitian Creole: konsidere — assign some quality to
  • Hebrew: החשיב (hekhshív) — assign some quality to
  • Hungarian: tart — assign some quality to
  • Hungarian: gondol — assign some quality to
  • Indonesian: menganggap — assign some quality to
  • Interlingua: considerar — assign some quality to
  • Japanese: 見なす (minasu) — assign some quality to
  • Korean: 으로 (euro) — assign some quality to
  • Korean: 생각하다 (saenggakhada) — assign some quality to
  • Norman: considéther — assign some quality to
  • Norwegian: vurdere — assign some quality to
  • Norwegian: regne — assign some quality to
  • Old English: tellan — assign some quality to
  • Old English: healdan — assign some quality to
  • Polish: uważać — assign some quality to
  • Polish: uznawać — assign some quality to
  • Portuguese: considerar — assign some quality to
  • Portuguese: ter (por/como) — assign some quality to
  • Russian: рассма́тривать (rassmátrivatʹ) — assign some quality to
  • Russian: счита́ть (sčitátʹ) — assign some quality to
  • Spanish: considerar — assign some quality to
  • Swedish: betrakta — assign some quality to
  • Swedish: se — assign some quality to
  • Thai: ถือ (tʉ̌ʉ) — assign some quality to
  • Thai: ถือว่า — assign some quality to
  • Bulgarian: разглеждам (razgleždam) — look at attentively
  • Chinese Mandarin: 审视 (shěnshì) — look at attentively
  • Chinese Mandarin: 凝视 (níngshì) — look at attentively
  • Dutch: beschouwen — look at attentively
  • Dutch: observeren — look at attentively
  • Finnish: tutkia — look at attentively
  • Finnish: tarkastella — look at attentively
  • French: observer — look at attentively
  • French: considérer — look at attentively
  • German: betrachten — look at attentively
  • German: in Betracht ziehen — look at attentively
  • Hungarian: szemlél — look at attentively
  • Hungarian: néz — look at attentively
  • Italian: osservare — look at attentively
  • Latin: video — look at attentively
  • Latin: specto — look at attentively
  • Latin: aspicio — look at attentively
  • Latin: dispicio — look at attentively
  • Latin: dispecto — look at attentively
  • Latin: inspicio — look at attentively
  • Latin: respicio — look at attentively
  • Norwegian: betrakte — look at attentively
  • Polish: obserwować — look at attentively
  • Polish: baczyć — look at attentively
  • Portuguese: fitar — look at attentively
  • Portuguese: mirar — look at attentively
  • Spanish: observar — look at attentively
  • Swedish: observera — look at attentively
  • Dutch: nemen — take up as an example
  • Dutch: aannemen — take up as an example
  • Dutch: beschouwen — take up as an example
  • Finnish: ottaa esimerkiksi — take up as an example
  • Finnish: ottaa — take up as an example
  • French: prendre — take up as an example
  • Hungarian: vesz — take up as an example
  • Italian: prendere — take up as an example
  • Swedish: tänka sig — take up as an example
  • Swedish: föreställa sig — take up as an example
  • Bulgarian: разглеждам (razgleždam) — debate or dispose of a motion
  • Dutch: beschouwen — debate or dispose of a motion
  • Finnish: käsitellä — debate or dispose of a motion
  • Polish: rozważać — debate or dispose of a motion
  • Finnish: huomioida — to have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect
  • Finnish: ottaa huomioon — to have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect
  • Finnish: tiedostaa — to have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect
  • French: tenir — to have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect
  • German: in Betracht ziehen — to have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect
  • German: berücksichtigen — to have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect
  • Hungarian: figyelembe vesz — to have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect
  • Hungarian: tekintetbe vesz — to have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect
  • Hungarian: számol — to have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect
  • Hungarian: számításba vesz — to have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect
  • Italian: prestare attenzione — to have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect
  • Māori: mātūtū — to have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect
  • Spanish: considerar — to have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect
  • Swedish: beakta — to have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect
  • Swedish: bevaka — to have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect
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