considerationn.
/kənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃn/, U.S. /kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən/ The action of considering.† 1. † b. Manner of viewing (a thing); aspect. Obsolete.† c. An observation. Obsolete.
a. The action of looking at or surveying with the bodily or mental eyes; beholding, contemplation. Obsolete.
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the mind > attention and judgement > attention > [noun] > attention to, consideration
regard1348
considerationc1386
circumspection1387
insight1390
mentionc1390
mindingc1449
religiousnessa1475
supervising?a1475
regarding1496
sussy1513
remorse1514
respectc1530
carec1540
re-look1855
the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > [noun] > looking at or beholding
beholdinga1225
considerationc1386
advisementa1393
aspecta1398
especcion14..
viewc1450
contemplationc1500
looking ona1516
viewing1548
eyeing1550
perspectionc1550
theoria1590
conspection1611
onlooking1637
spectation1638
aspection1646
prospecting1677
onlook1800
spectating1942
c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale ⁋664 Remedies against Accidie..in consideracioun of the peynes of helle and of the ioyes of heuene.
a1464 J. Capgrave Abbreuiacion of Cron. (Cambr. Gg.4.12) (1983) 26 [Atlas] was mech vsed to dwelle in þat hil for most sikir consideracioun of sterris.
1477 Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (Caxton) (1877) lf. 61v If he hath this in consideracion, he shulde not longe be wroth.
1578 T. Tymme tr. J. Calvin Comm. Genesis 29 The consideration which God had of his worke with delectation.
1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan i. xi. 51 Curiosity..draws a man from consideration of the effect, to seek the cause.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > [noun] > looking at or beholding > manner of
considerationc1400
c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 11 Þilke. xvj. aftir sum consideracioun moun be naturel to sum man, & [to] sum man unnaturel.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > [noun] > observation
consideration1477
observation1550
experience1570
note1577
reflection1610
reflexa1641
sagacities1867
1477 Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (Caxton) (1877) lf. 52v Tholome..made hys consideracions in the tyme of kyng Adryan, and made hys dictions vpon the consideracions at Roodes.
2.
a. The keeping of a subject before the mind; attentive thought, reflection, meditation.
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the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [noun]
thoughta1387
consideration1388
contemplationc1390
meditationa1393
musinga1393
speculationa1450
studier1472
musea1500
recollection1576
contemplature1580
rumination1585
contemplating1587
amuse1606
meditating1609
theory1611
meditancea1625
amusement1694
cogitabundation1729
cogibundity1734
cogitabundity1744
think1834
recueillement1845
thunk1922
noodling1942
1388 Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) Prol. 44 Turned in mynde bi diligent consideracoun.
1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 178 With wise consideration.
1590 J. Smythe Certain Disc. Weapons sig. *iv Men..that have read diverse notable Histories, with consideration and judgement.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) i. i. 29 At that very moment, Consideration like an Angell came, And whipt th' offending Adam out of him.
1676 J. Ray Corr. (1848) 123 Upon serious consideration..I resolved not to add them.
1726 Bp. J. Butler 15 Serm. viii. 143 Cases..in which there is no Time for Consideration.
1827 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey IV. vi. v. 172 That request will receive his most attentive consideration.
1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth ii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 55 After a moment's consideration.
b. (with plural) A thought, a reflection.
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the mind > mental capacity > thought > product of thinking, thought > [noun] > a thought, thoughts
thoughtOE
i-thankc1000
thinkingsa1225
pensee1474
considering1483
consideration1489
panse1568
reflect1594
reflection1648
thought-form1850
thought-product1853
thought-entity1868
the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > [noun] > product of, thought, reflection
considering1483
consideration1489
reflect1594
reflection1648
1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes iii. viii. 184 For to determyne hys questyon grete consyderacyons must be had.
1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. iv. vi. sig. Cc7 The same Subject..did..suggest very differing considerations to you and me.
1712 J. Swift Proposal for Eng. Tongue 17 I return to those Considerations upon our own Language, which I would humbly offer.
c. to take into consideration, under consideration.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > attention > pay attention [phrase]
to nim or take yemec1175
to bow the eyec1230
give tenta1300
to take (nim) heed13..
to have respect toa1398
to have an eye to (also in)1425
to give, pay heed (to)?1504
to make reckoning of1525
to take notice1573
to take into consideration1652
to return to our sheep1871
to sit up and take notice1886
the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > [adverb] > under consideration
in view?c1475
in one's eye?1567
in speculation1638
under consideration1652
on (upon) the tapis1690
on the carpet1726
in contemplation1773
on (also upon) the table1884
on the nail1886
1652 M. Nedham tr. J. Selden Of Dominion of Sea 16 It remains that [the Law]..of Dominion or Ownership bee taken into consideration.
1657 Earl of Monmouth tr. P. Paruta Politick Disc. 104 In the behalf thereof, these things may be had into consideration.
1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. Introd. Pref. sig. a6 Particulars that happen to fall under consideration.
1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 72. ¶5 The Club had it under Consideration whether they should..continue their Session.
1817 Parl. Deb. 1st Ser. 17 The Chancellor of the Exchequer then moved, that their lordships' message should be taken into consideration.
3.
a. The action of taking into account, or fact of being taken into account; regard, account.
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the mind > attention and judgement > attention > [noun] > turning one's mind to
rewardingc1384
considering1483
inclination1509
consideration1548
animadversion1573
attendancya1600
notice-taking1614
mind1916
1548 H. Latimer Notable Serm. sig. D.ivv There be so many put offes,..so manye respectes, and consideracions of worldly wisdom.
1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures xxii. 78 He would be carried to it [a resolution] by the consideration of his own gain and interest.
1714 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. c12 Oct. (1965) I. 231 I..speak..without any consideration but that of your figure and Reputation.
1831 D. Brewster Treat. Optics iv. 35 In spherical surfaces the consideration of the tangent MN is unnecessary.
b. in consideration of: in view of, upon taking into account, in respect of, in return for. Cf. 4.
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the world > existence and causation > causation > cause or reason > [phrase] > because of
in virtue ofa1250
by (also for) reason ofa1350
by the virtue ofa1375
by the cause ofc1405
by occasion ofc1425
for cause ofc1425
by way of1447
for suit of1451
in respect of1528
in consideration of1540
in regard of1600
in intuition to1626
by or in vigour of1636
along1680
in view of1710
1540 Act 32 Hen. VIII c. 42 Wherefore, in consideration of the premisses, be it enacted, etc.
1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures lxxvi. 310 Who in consideration of ten duckets that we gave them, fell to diving into the sea.
1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. iv. ix. 286 In consideration of this benefit they should pay into the exchequer 400,000 l. every year.
1875 W. S. Jevons Money (1878) 119.
4. The taking into account of anything as a motive or reason; a fact or circumstance taken, or to be taken, into account; a reason considered.This sense ranges indefinitely between the process of considering and the fact or matter considered, without being quite identified with either: cf. reason n.1 Thus ‘these considerations lead me’ = the consideration of these facts, or these facts being considered, lead me; ‘I put before you these considerations’ = facts to be considered.
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the mind > will > motivation > [noun] > regarding or taking into account as motive
considerationc1460
intuition1626
the world > existence and causation > causation > cause or reason > [noun] > consideration or reason considered
considerationc1460
count1647
c1460 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (1885) xv By wich consideracion the spirituell juges..taken but cc. ffrankes by þe yere.
c1460 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (1885) xvii Be consideracion wher off þer olde maistirs shall be bettir serued be thaym.
1480 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 58 I..John Smyth, for diuerse causez and consyderacyonys shewyd vnto me, will, ordeyne and declare, etc.
1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection i. sig. Biiiv Onely for that consideracion they were gyuen.
1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 ii. ii. 12 I do now remember the poor creature smal beere. But indeed these humble considerations make me out of loue with my greatnesse. View more context for this quotation
1662 Bk. Com. Pr. Pref. It is but reasonable, that upon weighty and important considerations..such changes and alterations should be made.
1788 J. Priestley Lect. Hist. ii. xii. 95 [It] is pretty evident from a variety of considerations.
1860 J. W. Carlyle Lett. III. 40 To have a doctor for one's host was a consideration of some weight with me.
1867 S. Smiles Huguenots Eng. & Ireland vii. 154 Induced to adopt this course by considerations of state policy.
5. Something given in payment; a reward, remuneration; a compensation, equivalent.
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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > [noun]
hirec1000
shipec1000
shipingc1275
servicec1300
soldc1330
wage1338
payment1370
reward1371
pay?a1400
mercedec1400
remunerationc1400
souldie1474
emolument1480
soldery1502
stipend?1518
entertainment1535
task-money1593
consideration1607
gratuitya1637
wadage1679
addling1757
solde1852
treatment1852
screw1853
time1877
money1887
wage payment1923
1607 J. Norden Surueyors Dialogue 57 The heyre payeth this reliefe, as a consideration and recompence..unto the Lord.
1611 T. Coryate Crudities sig. H4 They hoped that I would giue them some consideration to be carryed in a chaire to the toppe.
1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia (1629) 73 We..gave them copper..in consideration.
1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 88. ⁋12 It was his Profession to teach it, and [he] could not communicate his Knowledge without a Consideration.
1827 O. W. Roberts Narr. Voy. Central Amer. 36 Hogs, fowls..and fruits, were..sold to us at a very trifling consideration.
1868 M. Pattison Suggestions Acad. Organisation §4. 93 The income of this fellowship forms no part of the consideration paid for tuitional services.
1884 Graphic 23 Aug. 187/2 To take third-class tickets and induce the guard (of course, for a consideration) to place them in a superior class carriage.
6. Law. Anything regarded as recompense or equivalent for what one does or undertakes for another's benefit; especially, in the law of contracts, ‘the thing given or done by the promisee in exchange for the promise’ (Langdell 1880 §45). It may itself be a promise. No promise is enforceable without consideration, unless made by deed.At its first appearance (see quot. 1530) it is hardly a technical term, or distinguishable from motive; it gradually acquired its precise technical meaning in the course of the 17–18th centuries. Natural affection was formerly called good consideration, as contrasted with valuable consideration n. at valuable adj. 2b.
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society > law > legal obligation > contract > [noun] > thing given or done in exchange for
consideration1530
1530 St. German's Secunde Dyaloge Doctour & Student xxiv. f. lxiiiv Yf the promyse be so naked that there ys noo maner of consyderacyon why yt sholde be made, then I thynke hym not bounde to performe yt.
1592 A. Day Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) i. sig. N6v Extorded from him this bonde..(vppon some conclusion, though no good consideration at all) of the somme of one hundreth pounde.
1641 Rastell's Termes de la Ley (new ed.) f. 77 Consideration is the materiall cause of a contract, without the which no contract can binde the partie: this consideration is either expressed..or is implyed.
1677 A. Yarranton England's Improvem. 36 He comes and ejects him that bought for valuable Consideration.
1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 162 When one has had and received money of another's, without any valuable consideration given on the receiver's part: the law construes this to be money had and received for the use of the owner only.
1826 Kent's Comm. II. xxxix. 465 A valuable consideration is one that is either a benefit to the party promising or some trouble or prejudice to the party to whom the promise is made.
1849 J. H. Freese Commerc. Class-bk. 29 If the consideration given be money, it must be expressed thus: ‘Value received of the same’... If the order or payee have not to pay for it, but only to pass its amount to the credit of the drawer in account, then the consideration must be expressed thus: ‘Value in account’.
7. Regard for the circumstances, feelings, comfort, etc. of another; thoughtfulness for another; thoughtful kindness.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > considerateness
metheOE
consideration1415
officiosity1565
officiousness1596
considerateness1748
thoughtfulness1813
accommodativeness1834
1415 Earl of Cambridge in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. ii. 17. I. 48 My fulle trust is yat ȝee wylle have consyderacyoun..yat ȝow lyke to accept ȝys myn symple reqwest.
1491 Act 7 Hen. VII c. 19 To have specyall tendirness and consideracion therunto.
1529 T. Wolsey in W. B. Scoones Four Cent. Eng. Lett. 11 But his highnes wold have consyderacyon and compassyon.
1700 J. Dryden Fables Ded. sig. Cv One Action, which preferr'd the Relief of Others, to the Consideration of your Self.
1814 J. Austen Mansfield Park I. ix. 198 Your attentiveness and consideration make me more sensible of my own neglect. View more context for this quotation
1815 W. H. Ireland Scribbleomania 201 She has claims on the consideration of the country.
8.
a. Estimation; regard among men, esteem; importance, consequence.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > [noun]
talec1175
daintya1250
price?a1300
accounta1393
recommendation1433
conceita1438
opiniona1450
tendershipc1460
regard?1533
sense1565
mense1567
sake1590
eye1597
consideration1598
esteem1611
choicea1616
recommends1623
value1637
appreciation1650
mass1942
1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres ii. 25 Men of bad consideration and worse conscience.
1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. iii. vi. §5. 67 The Peloponnesians hearing thus much, beganne to enter into better consideration of the Athenians.
1709 R. Steele & J. Addison Tatler No. 136. ⁋1 Mr. Ballance is a Merchant of good Consideration.
1710 London Gaz. No. 4716/1 A Man of Consideration..with the Character of Nuncio.
1839 T. Keightley Hist. Eng. (new ed.) I. 83 The clergy enjoyed a high degree of public consideration.
1852 C. M. Yonge Cameos xiv, in Monthly Packet Mar. 174 Persons of consideration in their own neighbourhood.
a1859 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. (1889) II. xxiii. 670 A man of the first consideration.
b. Of things: Importance, consequence.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun]
mund?c1250
steemc1330
greatnessc1410
substancec1425
importance1485
weight1521
moment1522
weightiness1530
importancy1531
importunance1546
import1548
reckoning1582
sequel1588
ponderosity1589
valure1594
consequence1597
significance1597
circumstance1599
consequent1599
eminency1622
importmenta1625
concernment1626
consideration1634
telling1636
signification1645
considerableness1647
concerningness1657
nearness1679
significancy1679
respectability1769
interest1809
noteworthiness1852
portee1893
valency1897
1634 W. Tirwhyt tr. J. L. G. de Balzac Lett. 381 I could spie nothing of slender consideration, either in his words, or aspect.
1680 H. More Apocalypsis Apocalypseos 62 The artifice..is admirable, and of grand consideration.
1689 W. Popple tr. J. Locke Let. conc. Toleration 41 There is nothing in this World that is of any consideration in comparison with Eternity.
1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1876) II. vii. 49 A place even then of far less consideration than Coventry.
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