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con⋅sid⋅er⋅ate

  [kuhn-sid-er-it]
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–adjective
1. showing kindly awareness or regard for another's feelings, circumstances, etc.: a very considerate critic.
2. carefully considered; deliberate.
3. marked by consideration or reflection; deliberate; prudent.
Origin:
1375–1425 for earlier sense; 1565–75 for current senses; late ME < L consīderātus (ptp. of consīderāre to consider ), equiv. to consīderā- (s. of consīderāre) + -tus ptp. suffix

Related forms:
con⋅sid⋅er⋅ate⋅ly, adverb
con⋅sid⋅er⋅ate⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. kind, patient, concerned. See thoughtful.
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con·sid·er·ate   (kən-sĭd'ər-ĭt)   
adj.  

  1. Having or marked by regard for the needs or feelings of others. See Synonyms at thoughtful.

  2. Characterized by careful thought; deliberate.


[Middle English, observed, from Latin cōnsīderātus, past participle of cōnsīderāre, to consider; see consider.]
con·sid'er·ate·ly adv., con·sid'er·ate·ness n.
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