| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | con·sid·er |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  k n-s d r |
| VERB: | Inflected forms: con·sid·ered, con·sid·er·ing, con·sid·ers
| | TRANSITIVE VERB: | 1. To think carefully about. 2. To think or deem to be; regard as. See Usage Note at as1. 3. To form an opinion about; judge: considers waste to be criminal. 4. To take into account; bear in mind: Her success is not surprising if you consider her excellent training. 5. To show consideration for: failed to consider the feelings of others. 6. To esteem; regard. 7. To look at thoughtfully. | | INTRANSITIVE VERB: | To think carefully; reflect: Give me time to consider. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English consideren, from Old French, from Latin c ns der re : com-, intensive pref.; see com– + sdus, sder-, star. | | OTHER FORMS: | con·sider·er —NOUN
| | SYNONYMS: | consider, deem, regard, account, reckon These verbs refer to holding opinions or views that are based on evaluation. Consider suggests objective reflection and reasoning: He considers success to be of little importance. Deem is more subjective, emphasizing judgment rather than contemplation: The faculty deemed the essay to be acceptable. Regard often implies a personal attitude: I regard your apology as genuine. Account and reckon in this sense are literary and imply calculated judgment: “I account no man to be a philosopher who attempts to do more” (John Henry Newman). “I cannot reckon you as an admirer” (Nathaniel Hawthorne).
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