consider meaning and definition

CONSIDER verb

Definition of consider (verb)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: reckon, regard, see, view
2. give careful consideration to
   • "consider the possibility of moving"
   • synonyms: study
3. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
   • "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"
   • synonyms: deal, look at, take
4. show consideration for; take into account
   • "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"
   • synonyms: count, weigh
5. think about carefully; weigh
   • "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"
   • synonyms: debate, deliberate, moot, turn over
6. 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"
   • synonyms: believe, conceive, think
7. look at attentively
   • synonyms: regard
8. look at carefully; study mentally
   • "view a problem"
   • synonyms: look at, view
9. regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem
   • "Please consider your family"