consider

verb
/kənˈsɪd.ə/

To think about seriously.

Example

“Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun.”

Other meanings

To think about something seriously or carefully: to deliberate.
To think about whether one will do (an action); to weigh as a possible course of action.
“I’m considering going to the beach tomorrow.”

Synonyms

debate
turn over
deliberate

Related words

disconsider
foreconsider
misconsider
preconsider

Example sentences

“You need to consider the spiritual element.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0
“What else do we need to consider?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“I don't think I want to see what a fly considers paradise.”
Tatoeba · deniko · CC0

Word history

From Latin "considero".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “consider” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.