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consideration

consideration

283 3.4
A fact to think about when making a decision
  • noun
  • /kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən/
translation icon : consideración
  • The committee will take public safety into consideration before making the decision.
  • take into consideration
  • an important consideration
  • ethical considerations

So those are all considerations when you're studying.

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Examples

  • Festival managers might take research findings into consideration when developing rating forms for adjudicators.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Efficiency is a straightforward factor that includes consideration of the resources needed to implement the practice.

    Academic text (2013)
  • And so tax is a big consideration for when and how.

  • So one thing that I did take I guess into consideration was budget.

  • So you have to take into consideration the range of the instrument.

  • Each request is taken into consideration.

  • Taking everything into consideration, she'll be better off here.

  • I'm just saying that you have to take into consideration the cost of starting from scratch.

  • And many people were probably swayed by that consideration to vote to leave the European Union.

  • It is, in practice, often a very important consideration in designing programs.

Synonyms

circumstance
vsconsideration
2.7

Something that affects an event, situation, or decision

is a factor to be weighed when making a decision
criterion
vsconsideration
219 6.1

A rule or standard used to judge and choose something

is a factual element to weigh rather than a judging standard

Compounds

11 3.5

A lot of thinking and checking before you decide

How Important

to factor
66 5.2
consideration
283 3.4
minor detail
6 3.2

Surface Forms

consideration singular

Morphology

consideration = consider (semi-transparent) = consider + ation

Nominalization extended to mean 'a factor or thing to be taken into account'; the relation to 'consider' is clear but the shift from an action to an abstract 'thing' is less directly inferable for some learners.

Etymology

Consideration comes from Latin considerare (from con- 'with' and sidere 'star'), giving the idea of 'looking at' something. So a 'consideration' is a thing you look at or think about when you make a choice.