considered Definition

consider
verb considered, considering

1. To go over something in one's mind.

Thesaurus: contemplate, deliberate, reflect, muse, meditate, ponder, ruminate, cogitate, examine, study; Antonym: ignore.
2. To look at someone or something thoughtfully.
3. To call to mind for comparison, etc.
4. To assess with regard to employing, using, etc.

Example: consider someone for a job
5. To contemplate doing something.
6. To regard as something specified.

Example: He considered Neil to be his best friend
Thesaurus: deem, regard, rate.
7. To think; to have as one's opinion.
8. To take into account; to make allowances for.

Thesaurus: to heed, weigh, remember, bear in mind, take into account.
intr
9. To think carefully.

Idiom: all things considered

Taking all the circumstances into account.

Etymology: 14c: from Latin considerare to examine.

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considered
adj

1. Carefully thought about.

Example: my considered opinion
2. Thought of or valued in a specified way.

Example: highly considered