consideration English · revision 6795

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=mid-14th century|origins=la considero}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /kənˌsɪd.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is Middle English consideracioun, [[bor|fro|consideracion]] and directly [[m|la|consideratio|t=consideration, contemplation]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(SOED 2002) a noun of action from [[m|la|considero|alt=considerāre|t=to look at closely, examine]] (see [[consider]]).^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A beholding or looking at, and contemplation or reflection: the mid-14th century in Etymonline;^(Etymonline) the OED has the act of looking at from about 1386 and attentive thought from 1388.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Taking into account is from the late 14th century,^(Etymonline) 1548 in the OED.^(OED 1989) Thoughtful or sympathetic regard for others is from about 1400,^(Etymonline) and something that is or should be considered, a factor, from the late 15th century.^(Etymonline) The sense of payment or recompense, as in ''for a small consideration'', is from about 1600,^(Etymonline) and in law consideration is what one party gives in return for the other's promise, which makes a contract binding.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023) ''In consideration of'' is from 1540, and ''take into consideration'' from 1652.^(OED 1989) In Northumberland and Durham coal mining, a consideration was compensation paid to hewers for unforeseen difficulties.^(Wright 1898)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * mid-14th century – a looking at; reflection.^(Etymonline)

+ * late 14th century – a taking into account.^(Etymonline)

+ * c. 1400 – regard for others.^(Etymonline)

+ * late 15th century – a factor to consider.^(Etymonline)

+ * c. 1600 – payment, recompense.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1652 – take into consideration.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # Careful thought; [[deliberation]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A factor taken into account in making a decision.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Thoughtful concern for others; [[kindness]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A payment or reward.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(law)'' Something given in return for a promise, which makes a [[contract]] binding.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[nonconsideration]]

+ * [[overconsideration]]

+ * [[preconsideration]]

+ * [[subconsideration]]

+ * [[valuable consideration]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[consider]]

+ * [[considerable]]

+ * [[considerate]]

+ * [[considered]]

+ * [[inconsiderate]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}