consider (considers 3rd person present) (considering present participle) (considered past tense & past participle )
1 verb If you consider a person or thing to be something, you have the opinion that this is what they are.
We don't consider our customers to be mere consumers; we consider them to be our friends... V n to-inf
2 verb If you consider something, you think about it carefully.
The government is being asked to consider a plan to fix the date of the Easter break... V n
3 verb If you are considering doing something, you intend to do it, but have not yet made a final decision whether to do it.
I had seriously considered telling the story from the point of view of the wives... V -ing
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