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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary con·sid·er ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French considerer,from Latin considerare to observe, think about, from com- + sider-, sidus heavenly body DATE 14th century transitive verb 1. to think about carefully: as a. to think of especially with regard to taking some action is considering you for the job considered moving to the city b. to take into account defendant's age must be considered 2. to regard or treat in an attentive or kindly way he considered her every wish 3. to gaze on steadily or reflectively 4. to come to judge or classify consider thrift essential 5. regard his works are well considered abroad 6. suppose intransitive verb : reflect , deliberate paused a moment to consider Synonyms. consider , study , contemplate , weigh mean to think about in order to arrive at a judgment or decision. consider may suggest giving thought to in order to reach a suitable conclusion, opinion, or decision refused even to consider my proposal study implies sustained purposeful concentration and attention to details and minutiae study the plan closely contemplate stresses focusing one's thoughts on something but does not imply coming to a conclusion or decision contemplate the consequences of refusing weigh implies attempting to reach the truth or arrive at a decision by balancing conflicting claims or evidence weigh the pros and cons of the case English Etymology consider late 14c., from O.Fr . considerer, from L. considerare "to look at closely, observe," lit. "to observe the stars," from com- "with" + sidus (gen. sideris) "constellation." Perhaps a metaphor from navigation, but more likely reflecting Roman obsession with divination by astrology. Tucker doubts the connection with sidus, however, since it is "quite inapplicable to desiderare," and suggests derivation instead from the root of Eng. side meaning "stretch, extend," and a sense for the full word of "survey on all sides" or "dwell long upon."http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ consider con·sider / kEn5sidE(r) / verb1. to think about sth carefully, especially in order to make a decision (尤指为作出决定而)仔细考虑,细想: ▪ [VN] She considered her options. 她仔细考虑了自己的各种选择。 a carefully considered response 经过仔细考虑的回覆 The company is being actively considered as a potential partner (= it is thought possible that it could become one). 这家公司正在被积极考虑为可能的合作伙伴。 ▪ [V -ing] We're considering buying a new car. 我们在考虑买一辆新车。 ▪ [V wh-] We need to consider how the law might be reformed. 我们得斟酌法律应如何修订。 He was considering what to do next. 他在考虑下一步怎么办。 ▪ [V] I'd like some time to consider. 我希望有些时间考虑一下。 2. ~ sb / sth (as) sth to think of sb / sth in a particular way 认为；以为；觉得: ▪ [VN-N] This award is considered (to be) a great honour. 这项奖被视为极大的荣誉。 He considers himself an expert on the subject. 他认为自己是这门学科的专家。 These workers are considered (as) a high-risk group. 这些工人被视为属高风险人群。 ▪ [VN-ADJ] Who do you consider (to be) responsible for the accident? 你认为谁对这个事故负有责任？ Consider yourself lucky you weren't fired. 你没被解雇,算是万幸。 ▪ [V (that)] She considers that it is too early to form a definite conclusion. 她认为现在下确切的结论还为时过早。 ▪ [VN to inf] He's generally considered to have the finest tenor voice in the country. 普遍认为他是全国最佳男高音歌手。 ⇨ note at regard ▪ [also VN that] 3. [VN] to think about sth, especially the feelings of other people, and be influenced by it when making a decision, etc. 体谅；考虑到；顾及: You should consider other people before you act. 你在行动之前应当考虑到别人。 4. [VN] (formal) to look carefully at sb / sth 端详；注视: He stood there, considering the painting. 他站在那里,凝视着那幅画。 IDIOMS ▪ all things con'sidered thinking carefully about all the facts, especially the problems or difficulties, of a situation 从各方面看来；考虑到所有情况；总而言之: She's had a lot of problems since her husband died but she seems quite cheerful, all things considered. 自从丈夫死后,她面临很多困难,但总的来说她看上去情绪还是满乐观的。 ▪ your con7sidered o'pinion your opinion that is the result of careful thought 成熟的意见；经过深思熟虑的意见 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English consider verb ADV. carefully, seriously I'm seriously considering the possibility of emigrating. | briefly I did briefly consider going on my own. PREP. for We are considering her for the job of designer. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb 1 to give serious thought to FF1C;consider the risk you would be takingFF1E; Synonyms: contemplate, excogitate, mind, perpend, ponder, study, think (out or over), weigh Related Words: meditate, muse, ruminate; cogitate, reason, reflect, speculate, think; examine, inspect, look (at), scan, scrutinize, see Idioms: bestow thought to, chew the cud over, revolve (or turn over) in one's mind Contrasted Words: disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook, slight 2 Synonyms: EYE 1, contemplate, gaze (upon), look (at or upon), view Related Words: envisage, envision 3 to come to view, judge, or classify FF1C;he considered thrift essential to successFF1E; Synonyms: account, deem, reckon, regard, view; compare FEEL 3 Related Words: conceive, fancy, imagine, think; conclude, gather, infer, judge, rule 4 Synonyms: ADMIRE 2, esteem, regard, respect 5 Synonyms: FEEL 3, believe, credit, deem, hold, sense, thinkWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged con·sid·er \kənˈsidə(r)\ verb (considered ; considered ; considering \-d(ə)riŋ\ ; considers) Etymology: Middle English consideren, from Middle French considerer, from Latin considerare, literally, to observe the stars, from com- + -siderare (from sider-, sidus star, constellation) — more at sidereal transitive verb 1. : to reflect on : think about with a degree of care or caution < before she could consider what to do, her husband came in — Thomas Hardy > < consider how serious your position is > 2. : to think of, regard, or treat in an attentive, solicitous, or kindly way < he considered her every wish > 3. : to look at or gaze on steadily or with earnest reflection < the old gentleman considered him attentively — Edith Wharton > 4. : to think of : come to view, judge, or classify < consider thrift essential > < consider a leader to be unwise > 5. obsolete : requite , remunerate 6. : to regard highly : respect , esteem < he is more considered abroad than here > 7. : to be of the opinion : suppose < I consider it's best that he left when he did > 8. : to give thought to with a view to purchasing, accepting, or adopting < consider an apartment > < consider a trade-in on a car > intransitive verb 1. obsolete : to look attentively < then the priest shall consider: and, behold, if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague — Lev 13:13 (Authorized Version) > 2. : reflect , deliberate , ponder < paused a moment to consider > Synonyms: contemplate , study , weigh , revolve , excogitate : consider often indicates little more than think about. It may occasionally suggest somewhat more conscious direction of thought, somewhat greater depth and scope, and somewhat greater purposefulness < glancing at that, as at something she would take up presently and consider — Mary Austin > < love she considered, and hate, the enduringness and the moral and spiritual consequences of each — Rose Macaulay > < when I came to consider his conduct, I realized that he was guilty of a confusion — T.S.Eliot > contemplate stresses the steady calm focussing of one's attentive thought but implies nothing about the aims, methods, or results of that thinking < fine gentlemen and fine ladies are charming to contemplate in history — Bertrand Russell > < the poet “has an idea”, and in the course of contemplating it he draws from his subconscious a string of associated ideas and images — C.D.Lewis > study implies sustained, purposeful effort, care for both details and significance and ramifications, and full knowledge as an end < I like very naturally to think that I am being read, but the idea that I am being studied fills me … with a deepening gloom — Aldous Huxley > < Bryce, who had studied the matter so thoroughly, was wont to insist it is the smallest democracies which today stand highest in the scale — Havelock Ellis > : weigh suggests thoughtful arrival at an evaluation or decision in which evidence leading to opposite conclusions has been examined and evaluated < the problem is to get them [the young] to weigh evidence, draw accurate inferences, make fair comparisons, invent solutions, and form judgments — C.W.Eliot > < the fine balance with which Johnson weighed and sustained his judgments of human flaws and virtues — H.V.Gregory > In this sense revolve suggests turning over the matter under consideration so that all facets of it may be viewed and thought about < should he write to his son? For a time he revolved a long, tactful letter in his mind — H.G.Wells > < she was desperately revolving the risk of taking him into the front room to have out of him what his distrait presence half declared — Mary Austin > excogitate suggests deep thought and is likely to connote the fact of a notion or concept having been evolved or contrived as well as the fact of the occurrence of thought < the more sophisticated views on mental structure which Freud himself excogitated — Times Literary Supplement > Synonyms: regard , account , reckon , deem : of this series regard is probably the least rich in suggestion. It may, but does not necessarily, connote viewing without reflection and, consequently, quick judgment based on appearances alone from a purely personal point of view < a church … which regarded all dissentients as rebels and traitors — W.R.Inge > < to regard her passion … and its tragic sequel as a romantic episode of girlhood — Rose Macaulay > Although often interchangeable with regard , consider may suggest a degree of reflection and hence a more soundly based judgment < it seems, however, best to consider as literature only works in which the aesthetic function is dominant — René Wellek & Austin Warren > account probably more common with plural than with singular subjects and certainly more common in passive than in active uses, most often suggests a consensus, a generality of opinion or judgment < the pier … was accounted a most excellent piece of stonework — William Cowper > < accounted the best jockey of the lot — Agnes M. Cleaveland > reckon , often informal in its tone, may suggest counting or computation underlying a judgment or indicating a point of view < not to be reckoned one character … but to reckon in the gross, in the hundred or thousand of the party — R.W.Emerson > It may on the other hand suggest casual judgment or supposition or guess < another field where the dominance of the method of sociology may be reckoned as assured — B.N.Cardozo > deem has a wide aura of suggestion. It often sounds archaic or literary; it is likely to sound formal or pompous or, by irony therefore, modest or whimsical. It may suggest considered, judicious, judgment < investigation of all the facts which it deems relevant — H.S.Truman > It also may apply to unreflective, intuitive choice < deeming a figure of speech to be worth frequent use — C.E.Montague > |
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