con·sid·er·a·tion /kənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃən/ noun
plural con·sid·er·a·tions 1 [noncount] : careful thought : the act of thinking carefully about something you will make a decision about
▪ You should give some serious consideration to your retirement plans. ▪ After careful consideration, he agreed to their requests. ▪ Her suggestion is still under consideration by the committee. [=the people on the committee are still thinking about and discussing her suggestion] 2 [noncount] : a desire to avoid doing something that will make another person sad, upset, angry, etc.
▪ Show/have some consideration and turn down that radio. — often + for ▪ He has no consideration for her feelings. ▪ Out of consideration for the victim's family, no photos will be shown. 3 [count] : something that you think about when you make a choice or decision
▪ Finding a house close to work was an important consideration for them. ▪ Economic/practical considerations forced her to delay her education. ▪ The tent weighs 10 pounds, which is no small consideration [=which is something that is important to think about] when you're going to be hiking. 4 formal : payment for something [count] — usually singular ▪ She offered to do the job for a small consideration. [noncount] ▪ He charged a small fee in consideration of [=as payment for] his many services.
▪ You should give some serious consideration to your retirement plans. ▪ After careful consideration, he agreed to their requests. ▪ Her suggestion is still under consideration by the committee. [=the people on the committee are still thinking about and discussing her suggestion]
▪ Show/have some consideration and turn down that radio. — often + for ▪ He has no consideration for her feelings. ▪ Out of consideration for the victim's family, no photos will be shown.
▪ Finding a house close to work was an important consideration for them. ▪ Economic/practical considerations forced her to delay her education. ▪ The tent weighs 10 pounds, which is no small consideration [=which is something that is important to think about] when you're going to be hiking.
take (something) into consideration
: to think about (something) before you make a decision or form an opinion
▪ We will take your experience into consideration [=we will think about how much experience you have] when we decide who will get the job. ▪ Results of the study should be taken into consideration before the medication is prescribed to patients. ▪ When you take everything into consideration [=when you think about both the good and bad things], it really wasn't a bad deal. ▪ Taking everything into consideration [=all things considered], we're probably better off now.
▪ We will take your experience into consideration [=we will think about how much experience you have] when we decide who will get the job. ▪ Results of the study should be taken into consideration before the medication is prescribed to patients. ▪ When you take everything into consideration [=when you think about both the good and bad things], it really wasn't a bad deal. ▪ Taking everything into consideration [=all things considered], we're probably better off now.
