con·sid·er   (kən-sĭd'ər)    v.   con·sid·ered, con·sid·er·ing, con·sid·ers v.   tr. To think carefully about. To think or deem to be; regard as. See Usage Note at as1. To form an opinion about; judge: considers waste to be criminal. To take into account; bear in mind: Her success is not surprising if you consider her excellent training. To show consideration for: failed to consider the feelings of others. To esteem; regard. To look at thoughtfully. v.   intr. To think carefully; reflect: Give me time to consider. [Middle English consideren, from Old French, from Latin cōnsīderāre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + sīdus, sīder-, star.] con·sid'er·er n. Synonyms: 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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Con*sid"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Considered; 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.]

1. 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. --Milton.

2. To look at attentively; to observe; to examine.

She considereth a field, and buyeth it. --Prov. xxxi. 16.

3. 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. --Sir W. Temple.

4. 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.

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