consideration
part of speech
noun (consideration, considerations)
meaning for a pupil
1) Careful thought about something before deciding: after much consideration. tree →
2) Kindness and thought for other people's feelings and needs: show consideration for others. tree →
3) Something you must think about when deciding: cost is an important consideration. tree →
4) (formal) Payment for something. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school it appears in rules about kindness ("show consideration for others") and in decisions or planning. Phrases: take into consideration, under consideration, out of consideration for, give it careful consideration.
examples
- After careful consideration, we chose the blue paint. tree →
- Please show consideration for people who are trying to work. tree →
- Safety is the most important consideration on a school trip. tree →
- (formal) Your idea is under consideration by the head. tree →
- Take the weather into consideration when planning the picnic. tree →
- Out of consideration for the baby, we kept quiet. tree →
- She does not think me worthy of her consideration! tree →
note
Uncountable for thought or kindness; countable for "a thing to think about". Verb: consider; adjectives: considerate (kind), considerable (large).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «consideration» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.