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Webster 1913 Edition
Consider
Con-sid′er
(kŏn-sĭd′ẽr)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Considered
(kŏn-sĭd′ẽrd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Considering
.] 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
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 dayWas yours by accident.
Shakespeare
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.
Syn. – To ponder; weigh; revolve; study; reflect or meditate on; contemplate; examine. See
Ponder
. Con-sid′er
,Verb.
I.
1.
To think seriously; to make examination; to reflect; to deliberate.
We will
consider
of your suit. Shakespeare
’T were to
consider
too curiously, to consider
so. Shakespeare
She wished she had taken a moment to
consider
, before rushing down stairs. W. Black
2.
To hesitate.
[Poetic & R.]
Dryden.
Webster 1828 Edition
Consider
CONSIDER
,Verb.
T.
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.Know, therefore, this day, and consider it in thy heart. Deuteronomy 4.
Hast thou considered my servant Job? Job 1.
Consider the lilies of the field how they grow. Matthew 6.
2.
To view attentively; to observe and examine.The priest shall consider the leprosy. Leviticus 13.
3.
To attend to; to relieve.Blessed is he that considereth the poor. Psalm 41.
4.
To have regard to; to respect.Let us consider one another, to provoke to love, and to good words. Hebrews 10.
5.
To take into view in examination, or into account in estimates.In adjusting accounts, services, time, and expense ought to be considered.
6.
In the imperative, consider is equivalent to, think with care, attend, examine the subject with a view to truth or the consequences of a measure. So we use see, observe, think, attend.7.
To requite; to reward; particularly for gratuitous services.CONSIDER
, v.i.1.
To think seriously, maturely or carefully; to reflect.None considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge or understanding. Isaiah 44.
In the day of adversity consider. Ecclesiastes 7.
2.
To deliberate; to turn in the mind; as in the case of a single person; to deliberate or consult, as numbers; sometimes followed by of; as, I will consider your case, or of your case.The apostles and elders come together to consider of this matter. Acts 15.
3.
To doubt; to hesitate.