consider

v.

1. To take into account

   allow for, provide for, grant, accede, concede, acknowledge, admit, assent to, subscribe to, recognize, regard, respect, think of, make allowance for, take into consideration, keep in mind, bear in mind, heed, factor in, reckon with; see also admit 3.

   Antonyms deny, ignore, reject.

2. To regard

   look upon, count, analyze, hold, suppose, deem, judge, take for, view, think of, set down, reckon, rate, estimate; see also estimate 2, reckon.

3. To ponder

   contemplate, think about, think over, reflect, weigh, study, deliberate, cogitate, examine, take up, deal with, take under consideration, take under advisement, talk over, mull over, toss around*, bat around*, kick around*, chew over*, play around with*, see about*, dream of*, flirt with (an idea)*; see also examine 1, reconsider, think 1.

consider, in this comparison, denotes a directing of the mind to something in order to understand it or to make a decision about it to consider suggestions for improvement; study implies more intense concentration of the mind and methodical attention to details to study the effects of a drug; contemplate implies a deep, continued mental viewing of a thing, sometimes suggesting the use of intuitive powers in envisioning something or dwelling upon it; weigh suggests a balancing of contradictory information, conflicting opinions, or possible eventualities in reaching a decision; reflect, suggesting a turning of one's thoughts back to something, implies quiet, earnest consideration