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Con*sid"er (k&obreve;n*s&ibreve;d"&etilde;r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Considered (-&etilde;rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Considering.] [F. considÚrer, L. considerare, -sideratum, to consider, view attentively, prob. fr. con- + sidus, sideris, star, constellation; orig., therefore, to look at the stars. See Sidereal, and cf. Desire.] 1. To fix the mind on, with a view to a careful examination; to think on with care; to ponder; to study; to meditate on.

I will consider thy testimonies. Ps. cxix. 95.

Thenceforth to speculations high or deep I turned my thoughts, and with capacious mind Considered all things visible. Milton.

2. To look at attentively; to observe; to examine.

She considereth a field, and buyeth it. Prov. xxxi. 16.

3. To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect.

Consider, sir, the chance of war: the day Was yours by accident. Shak.

England could grow into a posture of being more united at home, and more considered abroad. Sir W. Temple.

4. To estimate; to think; to regard; to view.

Considered as plays, his works are absurd. Macaulay.

&fist; The proper sense of consider is often blended with an idea of the result of considering; as, "Blessed is he that considereth the poor." Ps. xli. 1.; i.e., considers with sympathy and pity. "Which [services] if I have not enough considered." Shak.; i.e., requited as the sufficient considering of them would suggest. "Consider him liberally." J. Hooker.

Syn. -- To ponder; weigh; revolve; study; reflect or meditate on; contemplate; examine. See Ponder.

Con*sid"er, v. i. 1. To think seriously; to make examination; to reflect; to deliberate.

We will consider of your suit. Shak.

'T were to consider too curiously, to consider so. Shak.

She wished she had taken a moment to consider, before rushing down stairs. W. Black

2. To hesitate. [Poetic & R.] Dryden.

Con*sid"er*a*ble (k&obreve;n*s&ibreve;d"&etilde;r*&adot;*b'l), a. [Cf. F. considÚrable.] 1. Worthy of consideration; requiring to be observed, borne in mind, or attended to.

It is considerable, that some urns have had inscriptions on them expressing that the lamps were burning. Bp. Wilkins.

Eternity is infinitely the most considerable duration. Tillotson.

2. Of some distinction; noteworthy; influential; respectable; -- said of persons.

You are, indeed, a very considerable man. Junius.

3. Of importance or value.

In painting, not every action, nor every person, is considerable enough to enter into the cloth. Dryden.

A considerable sum of money. Prescott.

Con*sid"er*a*ble*ness, n. Worthiness of consideration; dignity; value; size; amount.

Con*sid"er*a*bly, adv. In a manner or to a degree not trifling or unimportant; greatly; much.

The breeds . . . differ considerably from each other. Darwin.