Considering
[kən'sɪd(ə)rɪŋ] or [kən'sɪdərɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Consider
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Synonyms and Synonymous
prep. Taking into account, allowing for, making allowance for.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Because, regarding
ANT:Irrespectively, independently
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Examples
- I'm frank and open; considering all things, it was very kind of you to allude to the circumstance--very kind and polite. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I asked, after again considering the subject. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Oliver was just considering whether he hadn't better run away, when they reached the bottom of the hill. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- That's very kind of him, considering the battering I gave him yesterday. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- She had a singular insight into life, considering that she had never mixed with it. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Considering everything, I think a letter will be decidedly the best method of explanation. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- That this cannot take place in modes, is evident from considering their mature. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Considering the circumstances, Amelia can't visit you. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Rather hotly put--but well worth considering for all that. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Well, that's not so bad, considering your nerves had to be spared. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- I used to call the fire at home, her books, for she was always full of fancies--sometimes quite wise fancies, considering--when she sat looking at it. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Sergeant Cuff, after considering a minute, sighed, and shook his head. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- It may, considering he's the same man. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Paul cast at these implements; he hated them mortally, considering sewing a source of distraction from the attention due to himself. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- No; considering our situation, it was not strange. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Our little place was very countrified, considering that it is so close to town. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Well, really--considering it was you who burdened him with the responsibility! Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The trade in tobacco was enormous, considering the population to be supplied. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- There are one or two minor points which were brought out in the inquest, and which are worth considering. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- And she should hear me say, Amy: affectionately, quite dutifully and affectionately: how well she looked, considering her time of life. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- A point worth considering; and while revolving it, I mechanically dressed. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Of all the imperfections (not considering glaring cracks or nicks), carbon spots are the most discernible. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Tony, says Mr. Guppy after considering a little with his legs crossed, he can't read yet, can he? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Considering the risk that person ran, it's likely enough that Mr. Luker purposely misled you, by previous arrangement between them. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- And the trader leaned back in his chair, and folded his arm, with an air of virtuous decision, apparently considering himself a second Wilberforce. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The isolation of aims and values which we have been considering leads to opposition between them. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Considering that Mr. Luker is only a chance acquaintance of yours, you take up his cause, Godfrey, rather warmly. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- We can go no farther in considering this particular instance. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- A person takes it out as we say in considering the consequences of proposed lines of action. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Mr. Bruff and I agree with Mr. Luker, in considering this test of the truth of the story to be a perfectly reliable one. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
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