Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

consider

/kənˈsɪd.ə/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.99 in modern English

Syllables
con-sid-er
IPA
/kənˈsɪd.ə/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To think about seriously.

Transitive verb

verb

To think about something seriously or carefully: to deliberate.

Intransitive verb

verb

To think about whether one will do (an action); to weigh as a possible course of action.

Transitive verb

verb

To assign some quality to.

verb

To look at attentively.

Transitive verb

verb

To take up as an example.

Transitive verb

verb

To debate (or dispose of) a motion.

Transitive verb

verb

To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English consideren, from Middle French considerer, from Latin considerare.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kənˈsɪd.ə/
  • British English: /kənˈsɪd.ə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

considers (present, singular) considering (participle, present) considered (participle, past) considered (past) considre (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

considerability disconsider foreconsider kinsider misconsider overconsider preconsider underconsider

Phrases

all things considered consider it done

Frequently Paired Words

all things considered considerable considerate consideration considerer consider it done reconsider

Synonyms

bethink reflect take afterthink agitate call to mind chew chew over chew the cud cogitate consider contemplate

Rhymes With

reconsider bidder kidder ridder sidor widder skidder

Questions

How do you pronounce consider?
The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈsɪd.ə/.
What does consider mean?
To think about seriously.
Where does consider come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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