Other forms: considered, considering, considers
To consider something is to think about it carefully before deciding. Consider the offer, consider your options, we are considering moving.
It has a second sense meaning to regard as: I consider him a friend, she is considered the best in the country. That pattern takes no as in careful English — consider him a friend, not consider him as a friend — though the as version is widely heard. The verb takes an -ing form, never an infinitive: considering moving, never consider to move. Note all things considered, a fixed phrase introducing a balanced verdict, and considerate, which is a different word about kindness.
1verbconsiderTo think carefully about something before deciding.
“They are considering two other candidates.”
synonyms: weigh up, contemplate, mull over
2verbregardTo regard somebody or something as being a certain way.
“He is considered one of the finest players of his generation.”
3verbtakeTo take something into account.
“You have to consider the cost of getting there.”
Too few real examples of this word to estimate which sense is commonest.
consider is a way of thinking carefully.
Latin considerare may come from con- plus sidus, a star — to look at the stars carefully, as an astrologer does before advising. The etymology is disputed but the picture is old: taking your time and reading the signs before you speak.
Latin
considero
Middle French
considerer
Middle English
consideren
English, today
consider
From Middle English consideren, from Middle French considerer, from Latin considero.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA