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<it>i.e.</it>, requited as the sufficient <i>considering</i> of them would suggest. "<i>Consider</i> him liberally."

<i>J. Hooker.</i>

<syn>Syn. -- To ponder; weigh; revolve; study; reflect or meditate on; contemplate; examine. See <er>Ponder</er>.</syn>

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<hw>Con*sid"er</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To think seriously; to make examination; to reflect; to deliberate.</def>

<blockquote>We will <b>consider</b> of your suit. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>'T were to <b>consider</b> too curiously, to <b>consider</b> so. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>She wished she had taken a moment to <b>consider</b>, before rushing down stairs. <i>W. Black</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To hesitate.</def> <mark>[Poetic & R.]</mark>

<i>Dryden.</i>

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<hw>Con*sid"er*a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>consid\'82rable</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Worthy of consideration, borne in mind, or attended to.</def>

<blockquote>It is <b>considerable</b>, that some urns have had inscriptions on them expressing that the lamps were burning. <i>Bp. Wilkins.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Eternity is infinitely the most <b>considerable</b> duration. <i>Tillotson.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Of some distinction; noteworthy; influential; respectable; -- said of persons.</def>

<blockquote>You are, indeed, a very <b>considerable</b> man. <i>Junius.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Of importance or value.</def>

<blockquote>In painting, not every action, nor every person, is <b>considerable</b> enough to enter into the cloth. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>A <b>considerable</b> sum of money. <i>Prescott.</i></blockquote>

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<hw>Con*sid"er*a*ble*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Worthiness of consideration; dignity; value; size; amount.</def>

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<hw>Con*sid"er*a*bly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a manner or to a degree not trifling or unimportant; greatly; much.</def>

<blockquote>The breeds . . . differ <b>considerably</b> from each other. <i>Darwin.</i></blockquote>

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<hw>Con*sid"er*ance</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>considerantia</ets>.]</ety> <def>Act of considering; consideration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

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