'Considering' definitions:

Definition of 'Considering'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • I will consider thy testimonies. --Ps. cxix. 95. [1913 Webster]
  • Thenceforth to speculations high or deep I turned my thoughts, and with capacious mind Considered all things visible. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To look at attentively; to observe; to examine. [1913 Webster]
  • She considereth a field, and buyeth it. --Prov. xxxi. 16. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect. [1913 Webster]
  • Consider, sir, the chance of war: the day Was yours by accident. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • England could grow into a posture of being more united at home, and more considered abroad. --Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To estimate; to think; to regard; to view. [1913 Webster]
  • Considered as plays, his works are absurd. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'considering'

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Words containing 'Considering'