consider
1. deem to be (Freq. 107)
- She views this quite differently from me
- I consider her to be shallow
- I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do
• Syn:
see, reckon, view, regard
• Derivationally related forms:
view (for: view)
• Hypernyms:
think, believe, conceive
• Hyponyms:
expect, receive, reconsider, include, call,
like, relativize, relativise, identify, favor, favour,
abstract, reify, idealize, idealise, deem, hold,
view as, take for, respect, esteem, value, prize,
prise, disrespect, disesteem, make, capitalize, capitalise,
treasure, appreciate
• Verb Group:
interpret, construe, see
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
2. give careful consideration to (Freq. 51)
- consider the possibility of moving
• Syn:
study
• Derivationally related forms:
consideration, study (for: study)
• Hypernyms:
chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate,
excogitate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over,
ruminate, speculate
• Hyponyms:
factor, factor in, factor out, compare, liken, equate
• Verb Group:
debate, moot, turn over, deliberate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
3. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes (Freq. 37)
- Take the case of China
- Consider the following case
• Syn:
take, deal, look at
• Derivationally related forms:
consideration
• Hypernyms:
think about
• Hyponyms:
contemplate, dally, trifle, play, abstract, warm to
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP (for: deal)
4. show consideration for;
take into account (Freq. 27)
- You must consider her age
- The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient
• Syn:
count, weigh
• Derivationally related forms:
weighing (for: weigh), consideration
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- They consider their earnings this year
5. think about carefully;
weigh (Freq. 15)
- They considered the possibility of a strike
- Turn the proposal over in your mind
• Syn:
debate, moot, turn over, deliberate
• Derivationally related forms:
deliberation (for: deliberate), consideration
• Hypernyms:
hash out, discuss, talk over
• Hyponyms:
see, premeditate, debate, wrestle, think twice
• Verb Group:
study
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something PP
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
- Somebody ----s something (for: turn over)
- They consider moving
6. judge or regard;
look upon;
judge (Freq. 2)
- I think he is very smart
- I believe her to be very smart
- I think that he is her boyfriend
- The racist conceives such people to be inferior
• Syn:
think, believe, conceive
• Derivationally related forms:
consideration, thought (for: think)
• Hypernyms:
evaluate, pass judgment, judge
• Hyponyms:
hold, rethink, think, think of, repute,
regard as, look upon, look on, esteem, take to be, feel,
see, reckon, view, regard
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
- Somebody ----s somebody
7. look at attentively
• Syn:
regard
• Derivationally related forms:
regard (for: regard)
• Hypernyms:
look
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
8. look at carefully;
study mentally
- view a problem
• Syn:
view, look at
• Derivationally related forms:
consideration, view (for: view), viewer (for: view)
• Hypernyms:
analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
• Hyponyms:
contemplate, groak
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
9. regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem
- Please consider your family
• Derivationally related forms:
consideration
• Hypernyms:
see, reckon, view, regard
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
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