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Dictionary: con·sid·er·ate   (kən-sĭd'ər-ĭt) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Having or marked by regard for the needs or feelings of others. See synonyms at thoughtful.
  2. Characterized by careful thought; deliberate.

[Middle English, observed, from Latin cōnsīderātus, past participle of cōnsīderāre, to consider. See consider.]

considerately con·sid'er·ate·ly adv.
considerateness con·sid'er·ate·ness n.

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adjective

    Full of polite concern for the well-being of others: attentive, courteous, gallant, polite, solicitous, thoughtful. See careful/careless, treat well/treat badly/treat.

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adj

Definition: respectful of others
Antonyms: disrespectful, impatient, inattentive, inconsiderate, mean, scornful, selfish, thoughtless, unfeeling, unmindful


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Kind and thoughtful.

pronunciation It was considerate of Betty to run errands for grandma.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - betænksom, forsigtig

Nederlands (Dutch)
attent, voorzichtig

Français (French)
adj. - attentionné, courtois, aimable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - rücksichtsvoll, aufmerksam

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - διακριτικός, αβρός, εξυπηρετικός

Italiano (Italian)
premuroso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - atencioso, ponderado

Русский (Russian)
заботливый, внимательный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - considerado, atento

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hänsynsfull

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
体贴的, 顾虑周到的, 体谅的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 體貼的, 顧慮周到的, 體諒的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 동정심이 많은, 이해를 잘 하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 思いやりのある

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مراعي لشعور الآخرين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתחשב (בזולת)‬


 
 
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