to consider
670
2.4
- verb
- /kənˈsɪdər/
:
observar
- Seek expert advice if you are considering prescribing Malarone or Lariam in pregnancy.
Examples
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Now let's consider the tree on the left.
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It's also something that he can stand back from and consider at a distance.
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I'm sorry, have you considered what you may have done?
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Are you considering leaving because you're unhappy?
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Byers crafted the legislation creating the program, which is considered a model for other states.
Academic text (2011) -
As they left the frozen area around the bubbletown, she considered her thoughts about her father.
Fiction book (1991) -
He looks a little thin, but considering what he's been through, he looks fine.
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I thought I was being reasonably clever... considering I just dropped 1,500 feet out of an airplane.
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Socialization theories can be utilized when considering how students acquire personal finance and credit knowledge.
Academic text (2011) -
As she walked through the museum, she stopped to consider each painting carefully.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To direct the eyes toward something to see it
∞
1.0
Study something carefully to understand it or decide
∞
1.0
To look at something carefully for some time
∞
1.3
To look at something to check it or find information
∞
1.0
To look at someone or something for a long time without moving your eyes
∞
1.6
To focus on someone or something and notice carefully
868
2.5
To look at something carefully to find facts or problems
619
2.4
To watch something carefully to learn about it
412
1.3
To check something carefully, for example an essay or a machine
357
1.0
To look at something carefully
318
1.8
To notice something carefully
241
3.2
To look at someone or something carefully
180
2.8
To read or check something carefully for mistakes
170
2.6
To look steadily with admiration, surprise, or deep thought
152
4.8
To look closely at someone with interest
149
4.1
To look closely at something that is hard to see
42
3.5
To see and pay attention to something
32
7.0
To read something slowly and carefully to understand it
23
3.6
To look at someone or something closely and directly
1
7.4
To look at a person or thing with interest
Antonyms
How Closely
- US
70
6.2
202
2.5
670
2.4
∞
1.0
150
2.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Consider comes from the Latin parts con- 'with' and sidus 'star', originally meaning to 'look at the stars' and so to look closely. So to consider a painting is to stop and 'look carefully' at it.