Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Consider \Con*sid"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Considered}; p. pr.
   & vb. n. {Considering}.] [F. consid['e]rer, L. considerare,
   -sideratum, to consider, view attentively, prob. fr. con- +
   sidus, sideris, star, constellation; orig., therefore, to
   look at the stars. See {Sidereal}, and cf. {Desire}.]
   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.      --Ps. cxix.
                                                  95.

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

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

            She considereth a field, and buyeth it. --Prov.
                                                  xxxi. 16.

   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.                          --Shak.

            England could grow into a posture of being more
            united at home, and more considered abroad. --Sir W.
                                                  Temple.

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

            Considered as plays, his works are absurd.
                                                  --Macaulay.

   Note: The proper sense of consider is often blended with an
         idea of the result of considering; as, ``Blessed is he
         that considereth the poor.'' --Ps. xli. 1.; i.e.,
         considers with sympathy and pity. ``Which [services] if
         I have not enough considered.'' --Shak.; i.e., requited
         as the sufficient considering of them would suggest.
         ``Consider him liberally.'' --J. Hooker.

   Syn: To ponder; weigh; revolve; study; reflect or meditate
        on; contemplate; examine. See {Ponder}.