consider English · revision 2652

+ {{infobox|confidence=probable|formation=borrowing|attested=1375, Barbour|origins=la sīdus}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /kənˈsɪd.ə/, US /kənˈsɪd.ɚ/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|enm|consideren]],^(AHD 2000)^(MWU 2024) [[bor|fro|considerer|t=to reflect on, consider, study]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) a learned borrowing from [[la|cōnsīderāre|t=to look at closely, examine, contemplate]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) probably literally “to observe the stars”,^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(Cresswell 2021) from [[m|la|com-]] and [[m|la|sīdus|t=star, constellation]] (genitive sīderis),^(Etymonline)^(AHD 2000) perhaps in reference to augury or navigation.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) De Vaan weighs other etymologies for the Latin verb but endorses none,^(Etymonline) and Tucker doubted the link with sīdus, which does not suit dēsīderāre “to desire”, preferring a root meaning “to stretch”.^(Etymonline) It is related to [[desire]] and [[sidereal]].^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ “To fix the mind on, think over”: 1375, in Barbour's ''Bruce''.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The earliest meaning in Word Origins' account was “to look at very carefully”, soon widened to thinking carefully about something.^(Cresswell 2021) “To view attentively” is recorded from about 1425,^(OED 1989) “to take into account, show regard for” from about 1385,^(OED 1989) and “to estimate, judge” from about 1391.^(OED 1989) “To believe, regard as” is from the 1530s.^(Etymonline) ''Considering'', as a preposition, is from about 1390, in Chaucer,^(Barnhart 1988) and ''considerable'', “that can be considered”, from about 1449.^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1375 – to think over.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1385 – to take into account.^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1390 – ''considering''.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * c. 1425 – to look at attentively.^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1449 – ''considerable''.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1530s – to regard as.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To think carefully about.^(AHD)^(SOED 2002)

+ # To regard as; to believe: ''I consider him a friend''.^(AHD)^(Etymonline)

+ # To take into account.^(AHD)^(OED 1989)

+ # To show regard for someone's feelings.^(AHD)^(OED 1989)

+ # ''(archaic)'' To look at thoughtfully.^(AHD)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[considerer]]

+ * [[preconsider]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[considerable]]

+ * [[considerate]]

+ * [[consideration]]

+ * [[reconsider]]

+ * [[considering]]

+ * [[desire]]

+ * [[sidereal]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ ''Consider'' suggests a judgement reached by reflection and reasoning, while ''deem'', ''regard'', ''account'' and ''reckon'' are near synonyms for holding a view based on evaluation.^(AHD)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}