consider

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To think carefully about something before making a decision.

   We are considering moving to a bigger house.

2. 2
   verb

   To regard someone or something in a particular way.

   I consider her one of my closest friends.

3. 3
   verb

   To take someone's feelings or needs into account.

   You should consider your family before taking the job abroad.

Simplified etymology

Consider comes from Latin considerare, which meant “to observe or examine” and earlier “to observe the stars”; it was based on sidus, “star” or “constellation.” Its earliest English sense was “look at carefully,” which soon broadened to “think carefully about.”

From Middle English consideren, from Middle French considerer, from Latin considerare.

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