consider
Weigh in mind
When you consider an abstract issue or option, you think about it or agree to think about it.
When you consider a person for something, you regard them as a candidate: Only applicants with industry experience were considered for the job.
Consider can also convey your opinion about someone or something: I considered the case closed after I received the check. We consider him to be the most valuable member of this community.
Consider something thoroughly
- ruminateThink deeply and repeatedly
- mull overConsider at length
- weighDetermine mass or ponder
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
reflect · think over · cogitate · meditate · muse · turn over · chew on · sleep on
Judge worth or quality
- appraiseDetermine value of
- judgeOne who decides
- weighDetermine mass or ponder
- analyzeStudy by breaking down
examine · review · scrutinize · measure · rate · gauge · estimate · calculate
Favorable opinion of worth
- respectRegard with honor
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- valueImportance or price
- appreciateRecognize value or merit
acknowledge · recognize · think highly of · look upon · view · deem · perceive · account
Discuss or bestow
- consultSeek expert guidance
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- debateFormal argument on issues
- negotiateDiscuss to reach agreement
talk over · hash out · brainstorm · put heads together · take up · address · explore · thrash out
Share another's feelings
- understandGrasp the meaning
- appreciateRecognize value or merit
- take into accountGive due consideration
- bear in mindKeep in awareness
contemplate
Consider something thoroughly
deliberate · reflect · think over · cogitate · meditate · muse · turn over · chew on · sleep on · entertain
assess
Judge worth or quality
analyze · examine · review · scrutinize · measure · rate · gauge · estimate · calculate · size up
esteem
Favorable opinion of worth
appreciate · acknowledge · recognize · think highly of · look upon · view · deem · perceive · account
confer
Discuss or bestow
- consultSeek expert guidance
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- debateFormal argument on issues
negotiate · talk over · hash out · brainstorm · put heads together · take up · address · explore · thrash out
sympathize
Share another's feelings
- understandGrasp the meaning
- appreciateRecognize value or merit
- take into accountGive due consideration
- thinkingthinking, reasoning, thought, ponder, contemplate
- deliberationdeliberation, ponder, contemplate, weighing, deliberate
- examineexamine, analyze, assess, evaluate, inspect
- chew overchew, ruminate, mull over, ponder, contemplate
- regular verbswalk, walked, talk, talked, play
- mental verbsthink, believe, know, imagine, remember
considerjump to conclusions
Judge before full understanding
prejudge · rush to judgment · shoot from the hip · assume · presume
- consider it donePromise of completion
- all things consideredOn balance, finally
- consider thisInvitation to reflect
- take into considerationThink about when deciding
- carefully considered
- worth considering
considering, considerate, consideration, considered, reconsider, considerations, considers