Consider /(kŏn*sĭd"ẽr)/

imp. & p. p. Considered; p. pr. & vb. n. Considering

1. To fix the mind on, with a view to a careful examination; to think on with care; to ponder; to study; to meditate on.

   I will consider thy testimonies.

   Thenceforth to speculations high or deep I turned my thoughts, and with capacious mind Considered all things visible.

2. To look at attentively; to observe; to examine.

   She considereth a field, and buyeth it.

3. To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect.

   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.

4. To estimate; to think; to regard; to view.

   Considered as plays, his works are absurd.

1. To think seriously; to make examination; to reflect; to deliberate.

   We will consider of your suit.

   'T were to consider too curiously, to consider so.

   She wished she had taken a moment to consider, before rushing down stairs.

2. To hesitate. [Poetic & R.]