considering

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kənˈsɪdəɹɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: con‧sid‧er‧ing

Verb

considering

1. present participle and gerund of consider

Derived terms

• consideringly
• unconsidering

 

Noun

considering (plural considerings)

1. Consideration.
   • 1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):

     This respite shook / The bosom of my conscience, enter'd me, / Yea, with a splitting power, and made to tremble / The region of my breast; which forced such way, / That many mazed considerings did throng / And press'd in with this caution.

Adverb

considering (comparative more considering, superlative most considering)

1. (informal) Given the circumstances; all in all; all things considered.

   Your wound doesn't look that bad, considering.

Preposition

considering

1. Taking into account.

   Considering the extent of his crimes, he was given a surprisingly short sentence.

Synonyms

• in view of

Translations

considering

• Arabic:

  Egyptian Arabic: وناخد بالنا (we-nāḵud bālnā)

• Catalan: in consideració de
• Dutch: gezien (nl), aangezien (nl)
• Esperanto: konsiderante
• Finnish: ottaen huomioon
• French: compte tenu de (fr), vu (fr), étant donné (fr), eu égard à (fr)
• German: in Anbetracht (de)
• Italian: considerando (it), tutto considerato
• Latin: in cōnsīderātiōne
• Portuguese: tendo em conta que, considerando que
• Spanish: en consideración de
• Volapük: vätälü (vo)