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• i'd like some time to consider.
• she considered her options.
• let us consider the facts.
• he was considering an appeal.

consider

1. to think about something carefully, especially in order to make a decision
• I'd like some time to consider.
• She considered her options.
• Let us consider the facts.
• He was considering an appeal.
• a carefully considered response
• The company is being actively considered as a potential partner (= it is thought possible that it could become one).
• We're considering buying a new car.
• You wouldn’t consider marrying a man for his money, then?
• We need to consider how the law might be reformed.
• He was considering what to do next.
• The book is about homeless people in the cities.
• The report deals with the issue of homelessness in London.
• The writer discusses the problems faced by homeless people.
• The article presents an overview of the issues surrounding homelessness.
• The novel explores the theme of friendship among homeless people.
• The first chapter examines the relationship between homelessness and drug addiction.
• The paper considers the question of why so many young people become homeless.
2. to think of somebody/something in a particular way
• He considers himself an expert on the subject.
• This award is considered (to be) a great honour.
• These workers are considered (as) a high-risk group.
• Consider yourself lucky you weren't fired.
• Who do you consider (to be) responsible for the accident?
• He's generally considered to have the finest tenor voice in the country.
• She considers that it is too early to form a definite conclusion.
• The Home Secretary will release prisoners only if he considers it is safe to do so.
• It is considered that the proposed development would create much-needed jobs.
• He seemed to regard the whole thing as a joke.
• I wouldn’t call German an easy language.
• You may find your illness hard to accept.
• Who do you consider (to be) responsible for the accident?
• He considers himself an expert.
• They are considered a high-risk group.
• Try to see things from her point of view.
• How do you view your position within the company?
3. to think about something, especially the feelings of other people, and be influenced by it when making a decision, etc.
• You should consider other people before you act.
4. to look carefully at somebody/something
• He stood there, considering the painting.
5. thinking carefully about all the facts, especially the problems or difficulties, of a situation
• She's had a lot of problems since her husband died but she seems quite cheerful, all things considered.
6. your opinion that is the result of careful thought

Extra Examples

• He is widely considered to be a future star.
• I did briefly consider going on my own.
• I was strongly considering leaving her on her own.
• I’m seriously considering the possibility of emigrating.
• We are considering her for the job of designer.
• Consider yourself lucky you weren’t fired.
• He’s generally considered to have the finest tenor voice in the country.
• I’d like some time to consider.
• It was a carefully considered decision.
• The company is being actively considered as a potential partner.
• This award is considered to be a great honour.
• We’re considering buying a new car.
• You wouldn’t consider marrying a man for his money, then?

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they consider
• he / she / it considers
• past simple considered
• past participle considered
• -ing form considering

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French considerer, from Latin considerare ‘examine’, perhaps based on sidus, sider- ‘star’.