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| 1. | [ verb ] consider or deem to be; regard | |
| Synonyms: | see regard view reckon | |
| 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" |
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| Related terms: | think deem expect include respect reconsider favor identify prize abstract like make capitalize disrespect reconsider honor relativize receive idealize reify call interpret position | |
| 2. | [ verb ] give careful consideration to | |
| Synonyms: | study | |
| Examples: | "consider the possibility of moving" |
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| Related terms: | chew_over compare survey cogitation consideration view | |
| 3. | [ verb ] take into consideration for exemplifying purposes | |
| Synonyms: | take look_at deal | |
| Examples: | "Take the case of China" "Consider the following case" |
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| Related terms: | think_about contemplate warm_to abstract dally circumstance | |
| 4. | [ verb ] show consideration for; take into account | |
| Synonyms: | weigh count | |
| Examples: | "You must consider her age" "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient" |
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| Related terms: | consult consult circumstance deliberation | |
| 5. | [ verb ] think about carefully; weigh | |
| Synonyms: | debate deliberate turn_over moot | |
| Examples: | "They considered the possibility of a strike" "Turn the proposal over in your mind" |
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| Related terms: | discuss debate see wrestle think_twice premeditate study consideration consideration deliberation | |
| 6. | [ verb ] judge or regard; look upon; judge | |
| Synonyms: | think believe conceive | |
| 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" |
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| Related terms: | judge see hold feel impute think_of tend rethink think suspect idea consideration | |
| 7. | [ verb ] look at attentively | |
| Synonyms: | regard | |
| Related terms: | look gaze | |
| 8. | [ verb ] regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem | |
| Examples: | "Please consider your family" |
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| Related terms: | see consideration | |
| 9. | [ verb ] look at carefully; study mentally | |
| Synonyms: | view look_at | |
| Examples: | "view a problem" |
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| Related terms: | analyze contemplate consideration | |
| Similar spelling: |
considered considerate coincide Considine coincidence connecter coincident constitute constipate consternate concede |
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