consider
part of speech
verb (consider, considers, considered, considering)
meaning for a pupil
1) To consider something is to think about it carefully, especially before deciding: «Consider all the answers». tree →
2) To consider someone or something to be something is to think of them that way: «I consider her my best friend». tree →
3) To consider other people is to think about their feelings. tree →
4) (formal) In exams, «consider» means look at and work with: «Consider the triangle ABC». tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths and exam questions «Consider...» introduces what to look at: «Consider the number 24». In everyday life you consider options before choosing. In PSHE pupils learn to consider others' feelings. «All things considered» means after thinking about everything. Phrases: consider doing, consider it done, all things considered, considering (that).
examples
- Consider the triangle with sides 3, 4 and 5. tree →
- Have you considered joining the choir? tree →
- I consider him a good friend. tree →
- Please consider other people when you play music loudly. tree →
- All things considered, it was a good day. tree →
- Considering the rain, the trip went well. tree →
- Consider it done! tree →
- Consider what danger you would be in! tree →
note
Followed by an -ing verb: «consider joining», not «consider to join». Adjective «considerate» means kind to others; «considerable» means quite large — do not mix them up.
In the corpora
- «Let the jury consider their verdict,» says the King, for about the twentieth time.
- Saying "we had not considered that" impresses more than bluffing.
- And thou shalt consider in thy heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.
- Declare ye, that we may consider, and know the end of them; or announce to us things to come.
- Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «consider» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.