considerable

adj.

1. Large in amount, extent, or degree: a writer of considerable influence.
2. Worthy of consideration; significant: The economy was a considerable issue in the campaign.

n. Informal
A considerable amount, extent, or degree.

considerably con·sid'er·a·bly adv.

adjective

1. Notably above average in amount, size, or scope: big, extensive, good, great, healthy, large, large-scale, sizable. Informal tidy. See big/small/amount.
2. Having great significance: big, consequential, historic, important, large, material, meaningful, monumental, significant, substantial. See important/unimportant.

adj

Definition: abundant, large
Antonyms: inconsiderable, insignificant, little, slight, small, undistinguished, unnoticeable

adj

Definition: important
Antonyms: insignificant, unimportant, unnoteworthy, unnoticeable

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IN BRIEF: A large amount. Also: Important.

Henry spent a considerable amount of time learning to speak Italian.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - betydelig, større, betydningsfuld
n. - et stort beløb, i vid udstrækning, i høj grad

Nederlands (Dutch)
aanzienlijk, belangrijk, het overwegen waard

Français (French)
adj. - considérable
n. - somme considérable, dans une large mesure

Deutsch (German)
adj. - erheblich, beträchtlich, groß
n. - eine ganze Menge, viel

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σημαντικός, αξιόλογος, κάμποσος, αρκετός

Italiano (Italian)
considerevole

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - considerável, grande

Русский (Russian)
значительный, ценный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - importante, cuantioso, apreciable, considerable
n. - persona importante, objeto de regular tamaño

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - betydande, betydlig, åtskilligt (am. vard.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
相当的, 重要的, 可观的, 大量

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 相當的, 重要的, 可觀的
n. - 大量

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 중요한 사람의, 무시할 수 없는, 상당한
n. - 다량

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - かなりの, 考慮に値する, 重要な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ذو وزن أو أهميه, كبير, ضخم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ניכר, חשוב, גדול‬
n. - ‮דברים רבים‬

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