Considered vs Considerable - What's the difference?
considered | considerable |
(consider)
(label) To think about seriously.
* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
*{{quote-magazine, date=2014-03-15, volume=410, issue=8878, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= (label) To think of doing.
(label) To assign some quality to.
* (1800-1859)
*
* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
, chapter=2 * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
, title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=Foreword (label) To look at attentively.
* Bible, (w) xxxi. 16
(label) To take up as an example.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-14, author=
, volume=189, issue=1, page=37, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly)
, title= To debate or dispose of a motion.
To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect.
* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
* (1628–1699)
Significant; worth considering.
Large in amount.
*
, title= * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=19
As a verb considered
is (consider).As an adjective considerable is
considerable.considered
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Verb
(head)Statistics
*consider
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Alternative forms
* considre (archaic)Verb
(en verb)- Thenceforth to speculations high or deep / I turned my thoughts, and with capacious mind / Considered all things visible.
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- Considered as plays, his works are absurd.
citation, passage=Mother very rightly resented the slightest hint of condescension. She considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom,
citation, passage=‘I understand that the district was considered a sort of sanctuary,’ the Chief was saying. ‘An Alsatia like the ancient one behind the Strand, or the Saffron Hill before the First World War. […]’}}
- She considereth a field, and buyeth it.
Sam Leith
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- Consider , sir, the chance of war: the day / Was yours by accident.
- England could grow into a posture of being more united at home, and more considered abroad.
Usage notes
* In sense 2, this is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See .Synonyms
* (think about seriously) bethink, reflect on * (think of doing) think of, bethink * (assign a quality) deem, regard, think of; see also * (look at closely) regard, observe * (debate a motion) deliberate, bethink * (include in an estimate or plan) take into accountconsiderable
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Adjective
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citation, passage=When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him.}}
