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in the meaning 'to regard as being', occurs in three typical constructions, two that are accepted and a third that is disputed: (1) with a noun or adjective complement in apposition to the object: I consider them friends / I consider them friendly, (2) with to be inserted between the object and its complement: I consider them to be friends / I consider them to be friendly, and (3) more controversially, influenced by words such as regard and treat, with consider followed by as: I consider them as friends / I consider them friendly. See further at as ³. Construction (2) is especially common in reflexive use when an adjective (rather than a noun) follows (I consider myself to be well-informed and in passive constructions (medicines that are considered to be safe during pregnancy), and (3) is the least common. Examples:

The patient...could not be considered as cured—M. Balint, 1968

The baby was considered to be at high risk—Lancet, 1977

The village boys considered it a privilege to enjoy a stroll with him in the evenings—M. Das, 1987

She...does not consider herself a photojournalist in any conventional sense—website, American English 2004.

Note, however, that as can have a different syntactic function, associated with the object and not with consider, and these uses are acceptable: Cologne Opera and San Francisco Ballet have both inspected the theatre and are considering it as [= in its capacity of]

a venue—Times, 1980.

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verb

1. To direct the eyes on an object: contemplate, eye, look, view. Idioms: claplaysetone's eyes on. See see/not see.
2. To think or think about carefully and at length: chew on (or over), cogitate, contemplate, deliberate, entertain, excogitate, meditate, mull, muse, ponder, reflect, revolve, ruminate, study, think, think out, think over, think through, turn over, weigh. Idioms: cudgel one's brains, put on one's thinking cap, rack one's brain. See thoughts.
3. To receive (an idea) and take it into consideration: entertain, hear of, think of. See thoughts.
4. To be occupied or concerned with: deal with, take up, treat. Idioms: have to do with. See relevant/irrelevant.
5. To look upon in a particular way: account, deem, esteem, reckon, regard, see, view. See perspective.
6. To have an opinion: believe, deem, hold, opine, think. Informal figure, judge. Idioms: be of the opinion. See opinion.
7. To have a high opinion of: admire, esteem, honor, regard, respect, value. Idioms: look up to, thinkhighlymuchwellof. See praise/blame.

v

Definition: regard a certain way
Antonyms: abandon, dismiss, disregard, ignore, leave, reject

v

Definition: turn over in one's mind
Antonyms: discard, dismiss, forget, ignore, neglect, reject

IN BRIEF: Ponder; think about carefully.

Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism. — Ed Howe (1853-1937) American journalist, writer & editor

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For a list of words related to consider, see:

• Thinking, Judgment, and Consideration - consider: think about carefully

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Common misspelling(s) of consider

• concider
• consdider

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - overveje, tage i betragtning, tage hensyn til, anse for
v. intr. - tænke sig om

idioms:

• all things considered    alt taget i betragtning

Nederlands (Dutch)
overwegen, van mening zijn, beschouwen (als)

Français (French)
v. tr. - considérer, prendre (qch) en considération, songer, envisager
v. intr. - réfléchir

idioms:

• all things considered    tout bien considéré

Deutsch (German)
v. - nachdenken, betrachten, überlegen

idioms:

• all things considered    alles in allem

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - θεωρώ, εκλαμβάνω, σκέπτομαι, στοχάζομαι, (καλο)εξετάζω, μελετώ, φρονώ, νομίζω, λαμβάνω υπόψη

idioms:

• all things considered    αν ληφθούν υπόψη όλα τα περιστατικά

Italiano (Italian)
considerare, riflettere, ponderare, prendere in considerazione, tener conto di

Português (Portuguese)
v. - considerar, estimar, refletir

idioms:

• all things considered    tudo considerado

Русский (Russian)
рассматривать, считать, принимать во внимание

idioms:

• all things considered    приняв все во внимание

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - considerar, pensar, meditar, estudiar, examinar, tomar en cuenta
v. intr. - examinarse, tomar en consideración

idioms:

• all things considered    considerándolo bien

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tänka, betänka, ta hänsyn till, högakta, anse, tänka efter

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
考虑, 认为, 照顾, 细想

idioms:

• all things considered    全面地考虑

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 考慮, 認為, 照顧
v. intr. - 考慮, 細想

idioms:

• all things considered    全面地考慮

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 숙고하다, 여기다, 고려에 넣다
v. intr. - 고려하다, 주의하여 보다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - よく考える, みなす, 考慮に入れる, 思いやる, 重んずる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) أمعن النظر في, فكر مليا, ظن, راعى, اعتبر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חשב, שקל, חשב ל-, לקח בחשבון‬
v. intr. - ‮חשב, שקל, התייחס כ-, חשב ל-, לקח בחשבון‬

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