Consideration — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the process of giving careful thought to something

information that should be kept in mind when making a decision

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈæbz/

🇬🇧British English

/kənsˌɪdəɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kənsˌɪdəɹˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /kɹˈæbz/.

Examples

another consideration is the time it would take
consideration of the traffic problem took more than an hour
he showed no consideration for her feelings

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

retainer considerateness condition circumstance thoughtfulness

Antonyms

thoughtlessness inconsideration

Parts of Speech

noun	the process of giving careful thought to something
noun	information that should be kept in mind when making a decision “another consideration is the time it would take”
noun	a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting) “consideration of the traffic problem took more than an hour”
noun	kind and considerate regard for others “he showed no consideration for her feelings”
noun	a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone
noun	a considerate and thoughtful act

Word Forms

consider	verb	look at carefully; study mentally
condition	verb	specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
considerate	adjective	showing concern for the rights and feelings of others
thoughtful	adjective	considerate of the feelings or well-being of others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rücksichtnahme

der Prozess, sorgfältig über etwas nachzudenken

🇫🇷French

considération

le processus consistant à réfléchir attentivement à quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

consideración

el proceso de pensar detenidamente en algo

🇮🇹Italian

considerazione

il processo di riflettere attentamente su qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

overweging

het proces waarbij je ergens goed over nadenkt

🇵🇹Portuguese

consideração

o processo de pensar cuidadosamente sobre algo

🇷🇺Russian

рассмотрение

процесс тщательного обдумывания чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सोच-विचार

किसी बात पर सावधानीपूर्वक विचार करने की प्रक्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

বিবেচনা

কিছু সম্পর্কে সতর্ক চিন্তা দেওয়ার প্রক্রিয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

கருத்தில்

எதையாவது கவனமாக சிந்திக்கும் செயல்முறை

🇮🇳Telugu

పరిశీలన

దేనినైనా జాగ్రత్తగా ఆలోచించే ప్రక్రియ

🇮🇳Marathi

विचार

एखाद्या गोष्टीचा काळजीपूर्वक विचार करण्याची प्रक्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિચારણા

કંઈક માટે કાળજીપૂર્વક વિચાર કરવાની પ્રક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಿಗಣನೆ

ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಯೋಚಿಸುವ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിഗണന

എന്തെങ്കിലും ശ്രദ്ധാപൂർവ്വം ചിന്തിക്കുന്ന പ്രക്രിയ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਚਾਰ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਧਿਆਨ ਨਾਲ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਦੇਣ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

غور

کسی چیز پر محتاط سوچ دینے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

考虑

仔细思考某事的过程

🇯🇵Japanese

考慮

何かについて注意深く考えるプロセス

🇰🇷Korean

고려 사항

어떤 것에 대해 신중하게 생각하는 과정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xem xét

quá trình suy nghĩ cẩn thận về điều gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

การพิจารณา

กระบวนการคิดอย่างรอบคอบกับบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pertimbangan

proses memberikan pemikiran yang cermat terhadap sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsasaalang-alang

ang proseso ng pagbibigay ng maingat na pag-iisip sa isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

pertimbangan

proses memberi pemikiran yang teliti terhadap sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اعتبار

عملية التفكير بعناية في شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

در نظر گرفتن

فرآیند فکر کردن دقیق به چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

düşünce

bir şeye dikkatlice düşünme süreci

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתחַשְׁבוּת

תהליך של מתן מחשבה קפדנית למשהו

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