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Consider \Con*sid"er\ (k[o^]n*s[i^]d"[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Considered} (k[o^]n*s[i^]d"[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n.
{Considering}.] [F. consid['e]rer, 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.
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I will consider thy testimonies. --Ps. cxix.
95.
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Thenceforth to speculations high or deep
I turned my thoughts, and with capacious mind
Considered all things visible. --Milton.
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2. To look at attentively; to observe; to examine.
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She considereth a field, and buyeth it. --Prov.
xxxi. 16.
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3. To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay
due attention to; to respect.
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Consider, sir, the chance of war: the day
Was yours by accident. --Shak.
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England could grow into a posture of being more
united at home, and more considered abroad. --Sir W.
Temple.
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4. To estimate; to think; to regard; to view.
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Considered as plays, his works are absurd.
--Macaulay.
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Note: 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}.
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Consider \Con*sid"er\, v. i.
1. To think seriously; to make examination; to reflect; to
deliberate.
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We will consider of your suit. --Shak.
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'T were to consider too curiously, to consider so.
--Shak.
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She wished she had taken a moment to consider,
before rushing down stairs. --W. Black
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2. To hesitate. [Poetic & R.] --Dryden.
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