consider
con.sid.er \k*n-'sid-*r\ \-sid-(*-)rin\ vb or con.sid.er.ing [ME
consideren, fr. MF considerer, fr. L considerare, lit., t]o observe the
stars, fr. com- + sider-, sidus star 1: to think about with care or caution
2: to regard or treat with attention or solicitude 3: to gaze on steadily
or reflectively 4: to come to view {~ thrift essential} 5: ESTEEM 6:
SUPPOSE : REFLECT, DELIBERATE DER often indicates no more than think about
but may suggest a conscious direction of thought; STUDY implies sustained
purposeful concentration and attention to details and minutiae; CONTEMPLATE
stresses focusing one's thoughts on something but implies nothing as to
purpose or result of such thinking; WEIGH implies attempting to reach the
truth or arrive at a decision by balancing conflicting claims or evidence;
REVOLVE suggests turning over a matter under consideration so that all
sides are taken into account SYN syn STUDY, CONTEMPLATE, WEIGH, REVOLVE:
CONSI