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consider
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Consider \Con*sid"er\ (k[o^]n*s[i^]d"[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Considered (k[o^]n*s[i^]d"[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Considering.] [F. consid['e]rer, L. considerare, -sideratum, to consider, view attentively, prob. fr. con- + sidus, sideris, star, constellation; orig., therefore, to look at the stars. See Sidereal, and cf. Desire.]
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To fix the mind on, with a view to a careful examination; to think on with care; to ponder; to study; to meditate on.
I will consider thy testimonies.
--Ps. cxix. 95.Thenceforth to speculations high or deep I turned my thoughts, and with capacious mind Considered all things visible.
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To look at attentively; to observe; to examine.
She considereth a field, and buyeth it.
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To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect.
Consider, sir, the chance of war: the day Was yours by accident.
--Shak.England could grow into a posture of being more united at home, and more considered abroad.
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To estimate; to think; to regard; to view.
Considered as plays, his works are absurd.
--Macaulay.Note: The proper sense of consider is often blended with an idea of the result of considering; as, ``Blessed is he that considereth the poor.''
--Ps. xli. 1.; i.e., considers with sympathy and pity. ``Which [services] if I have not enough considered.''
--Shak.; i.e., requited as the sufficient considering of them would suggest. ``Consider him liberally.''
--J. Hooker.Syn: To ponder; weigh; revolve; study; reflect or meditate on; contemplate; examine. See Ponder.
Consider \Con*sid"er\, v. i.
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To think seriously; to make examination; to reflect; to deliberate.
We will consider of your suit.
--Shak.'T were to consider too curiously, to consider so.
--Shak.She wished she had taken a moment to consider, before rushing down stairs.
--W. Black To hesitate. [Poetic & R.]
--Dryden.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., from Old French considerer (13c.) "reflect on, consider, study," from Latin considerare "to look at closely, observe," perhaps literally "to observe the stars," from com- "with" (see com-) + sidus (genitive sideris) "constellation" (see sidereal).\n
\nPerhaps a metaphor from navigation, but more likely reflecting Roman obsession with divination by astrology. Tucker doubts the connection with sidus, however, because it is "quite inapplicable to desiderare," and suggests derivation instead from the PIE root of English side meaning "stretch, extend," and a sense for the full word of "survey on all sides" or "dwell long upon." Related: Considered; considering.
Wiktionary
vb. (label en transitive) To think about seriously.
WordNet
v. deem to be; "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" [syn: see, reckon, view, regard]
give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving" [syn: study]
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case" [syn: take, deal, look at]
show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient" [syn: count, weigh]
think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind" [syn: debate, moot, turn over, deliberate]
judge or regard; look upon; judge; "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" [syn: think, believe, conceive]
look at attentively [syn: regard]
look at carefully; study mentally; "view a problem" [syn: view, look at]
regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem; "Please consider your family"
Wikipedia
Consider may refer to:
- Consider (MUD), a capability in some MUDs
- Consider (album), an EP by Boysetsfire
- Consideration, a legal concept
- The act of consideration as in Perspective (cognitive)
Consider is an EP by Delaware band Boysetsfire, released in 1996. It was released as a 7" vinyl. The songs were later included on the band's album Before the Eulogy, a collection of B-sides and rarities.
Consider is, in MUDs (particularly DikuMUDs and EverQuest), a player character capability, usually implemented as a command, for evaluating the likely outcome of engaging in combat with a potential enemy. It is often abbreviated con.
While the ability to estimate the difficulty of combat is valued by players, particularly newbies, this capability has its downside in that implementations of it are often bug-ridden, and the more complex a MUD's combat system and the capabilities of an individual opponent, the less likely it is that a consider will give an accurate result. Some MUDs have implemented consider commands only to disable them because the results were sufficiently misleading as to be worse than having no such capability at all.
In text-based games, the results of a consider are most often expressed as a verbal result such as "Fairly easy", "You would need a lot of luck", or "You ARE mad". In graphical games, a common convention is for results to be color-coded, typically with green or blue indicating a weaker target, white or yellow signifying a close match, red or orange meaning a stronger target, and purple or special-case graphics such as a skull indicating that one is completely outclassed.
Usage examples of "consider".
He was supposed to be alive, too, if you consider being on Abaddon life.
Mattin Stepaneos accepts wholeheartedly, Roedran is still trying to take every side, while Alliandre and Tylin want more time to consider their answers.
He accepts command of the cadet corps at West Point in 1851, considered by many as the great reward for good service, the respectable job in which to spend the autumn of his career.
Considered the rising star in the academic community, Chamberlain accepts a prestigious Chair at Bowdoin, formerly held by the renowned Calvin Stowe, husband of Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Discourse and humble Advise for our Gratious Queene Elizabeth, her most Excellent Majestie to peruse and consider, as concerning the needful Reformation of the Vulgar Kalender for the civile yeres and daies accompting, or verifyeng, according to the tyme truely spent.
Discourse and humble Advise for our Gratious Queen Elizabeth, her most Excellent Majestie to peruse and consider, as concerning the needful Reformation of the Vulgar Kalendar for the civile yeres and daies accompting, or verifyeng, according to the tyme trewly spent.
New Englanders also favored New York, it being much the easiest location for them to reach, though Philadelphia, adamantly espoused by the Pennsylvanians, was considered an acceptable alternative.
But Adams did like the children and hugely enjoyed observing them: I sometimes, in my sprightly moments, consider myself, in my great chair at school, as some dictator at the head of a commonwealth.
At his lodgings two days later, Adams sat quietly writing to Abigail: When I consider the great events which are passed, and those greater which are rapidly advancing, and that I may have been instrumental of touching some springs, and turning some wheels, which have had and will have such effects, I feel an awe upon my mind which is not easily described.
That Jefferson, after attending the College of William and Mary, had read law at Wilhamsburg for five years with the eminent George Wythe, gave him still greater standing with Adams, who considered Wythe one of the ablest men in Congress.
As for Captain Tucker, Adams considered him able and attentive, though, to judge by the few books in his cabin, no doubt lacking in erudition.
From his rooms on the Rue de Richelieu, Adams issued almost daily correspondence, writing at times two and three letters a day, these addressed to President Samuel Huntington and filled with reports on British politics, British and French naval activities, or his own considered views on European affairs.
Congress had considered sending a minister to Holland even before Adams left on his initial mission to France, and in his first months at Paris, he had reported that there was more friendship for America in Holland than generally understood.
Yet when John Quincy asked if he might buy ice skates that winter, Adams consented without hesitation, explaining that skating should be considered a fine art.
But that Jefferson could so matter-of-factly consider selling off his slaves--not freeing them--and so readily transfer the burdens of his own extravagances to the backs of those he held in bondage, would have struck Adams as unconscionable, and would no doubt have been a serious test of his respect, if not affection, for the man.