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Webster 1913 Edition
Considerable
Con-sid′er-a-ble
(kŏn-sĭd′ẽr-ȧ-b’l)
, Adj.
[Cf. F.
considérable
.] 1.
Worthy of consideration; requiring to be observed, borne in mind, or attended to.
It is
considerable
, that some urns have had inscriptions on them expressing that the lamps were burning. Bp. Wilkins.
Eternity is infinitely the most
considerable
duration. Tillotson.
2.
Of some distinction; noteworthy; influential; respectable; – said of persons.
You are, indeed, a very
considerable
man. Junius.
3.
Of importance or value.
In painting, not every action, nor every person, is
considerable
enough to enter into the cloth. Dryden.
A
considerable
sum of money. Prescott.
Webster 1828 Edition
Considerable
CONSIDERABLE
,Adj.
1.
That may be considered; that is to be observed, remarked or attended to.It is considerable, that some urns have had inscriptions on them, expressing that the lamps were burning.
[This primary use of the word is obsolescent or very rarely used.]
2.
Worthy of consideration; worthy of regard or attention.Eternity is infinitely the most considerable duration.
As that which is worthy of regard is in some measure important, hence
3.
Respectable; deserving of notice; of some distinction; applied to persons.Men considerable in all worthy professions, eminent in many ways of life.
4.
Important; valuable; or moderately large, according to the subject. Considerable aid was expected from the allies. A man has a considerable estate in Norfolk. A considerable sum of money was collected. Sometimes followed by to. He thought his aid considerable to him.Definition 2024
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See also: considérable
English
Adjective
considerable (comparative more considerable, superlative most considerable)
- Significant; worth considering.
- I've spent a considerable amount of time on this.
- Large in amount.
- 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 1, in Mr. Pratt's Patients:
- Then there came a reg'lar terror of a sou'wester same as you don't get one summer in a thousand, and blowed the shanty flat and ripped about half of the weir poles out of the sand. We spent consider'ble money getting 'em reset, and then a swordfish got into the pound and tore the nets all to slathers, right in the middle of the squiteague season.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess:
- When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him.
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Related terms
Antonyms
Translations
worth considering
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large in amount
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Most common English words before 1923: fight · agree · sit · #766: considerable · private · dinner · command
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Etymology
From considerar + -able.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aβle
Adjective
considerable m, f (masculine and feminine plural considerables)
- considerable (large, substantial)
- El mes de febrer de 1888, doncs, Eduard Toda ja ha reunit un fons bibliogràfic de valor considerable.