He said there should be careful consideration of the future role of the BBC. [+ of]
Synonyms: thought, study, review, attention More Synonyms of consideration
2. uncountable noun [underN]
If something is under consideration, it is being discussed.
Several proposals are under consideration by the state assembly.
3. uncountable noun
If you show consideration, you pay attention to the needs, wishes, or feelings of other people.
Show consideration for other rail travellers. [+ for]
Really, her tone said, some people have absolutely no consideration.
Synonyms: thoughtfulness, concern, respect, kindness More Synonyms of consideration
4. countable noun
A consideration is something that should be thought about, especially when you are planning or deciding something.
They should not allow partisan political considerations or interests to cloud theirjudgment.
A major consideration when choosing a dog is the size of your house and garden.
5.
See take sth into consideration
More Synonyms of consideration
consideration in British English
(kənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃən)
noun
1.
the act or an instance of considering; deliberation; contemplation
2. take into consideration
3. under consideration
4.
a fact or circumstance to be taken into account when making a judgment or decision
5. on no consideration
6.
thoughtfulness for other people; kindness
7.
payment for a service; recompense; fee
8.
thought resulting from deliberation; opinion
9. law
the promise, object, etc, given by one party to persuade another to enter into a contract
10.
estimation; esteem
11. in consideration of
consideration in American English
(kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən)
noun
1.
the act of considering; careful thought or attention; deliberation
2.
thoughtful or sympathetic regard for others
3.
something that is, or should be, considered, as in making a decision
4.
a thought or opinion produced by considering
5.
regard; esteem; importance
6.
a recompense, as for a service rendered; fee; compensation
7. Law
something of value given or done in exchange for something of value given or done by another, in order to make a binding contract; inducement for a contract
Idioms:
in consideration of
on no consideration
take into consideration
under consideration
Word origin
ME consideracioun < L consideratio
COBUILD Collocations
consideration
commercial consideration
deserve consideration
ethical consideration
further consideration
important consideration
practical consideration
proper consideration
secondary consideration
worth consideration
Examples of 'consideration' in a sentence
consideration
But for one consideration their confidence in early and complete success would be quite undisturbed.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Exactly what form this should take needs careful consideration.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
That consideration is uncertainty about the supply of men.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But some of them have been considered worthy of serious consideration.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But the cons need careful consideration, too.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
But that's only one consideration.
The Sun (2016)
Security will be the main consideration for most people when they give up work, making defined benefit rights well worth hanging on to.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Any hair transplant is a serious procedure and requires careful thought and consideration, especially taking into account the fact that it offers permanent results.
The Sun (2016)
In rock'n'roll, the number one consideration is personality.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It taught me that any advice we give to clients has to take into account cultural considerations.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Your circumstances in the past often lead on to consideration of your circumstances at present.
Fletcher, Clive How to Face Interviews (1981)
Why was there no consideration for other people?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Another source said political considerations were bound to hamper the funding review.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It is understood that one option under consideration is a fingerprint recognition system.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There is no balm in the consideration of porridge futures.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This should include consideration of allowing international students to access places at academies.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The team for the next game obviously needs serious consideration.
The Sun (2008)
Very careful consideration is taken by our members when doing their job in administering the law.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It is thought to be the first time that exam chiefs have taken religious considerations into account.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We take into consideration what other people say and use it as a motivational tool for ourselves.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It is not merely one consideration that weighs in the balance alongside other competing factors.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It is vital that consideration for their future is not lost amid the international posturing and diplomacy.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But he allowed party considerations to control his choice of generals.
Garraty, John Arthur The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995)
Study for this reason needs serious consideration.
Ingham, Christine Life Without Work (1994)
The degree of protection of the individual concerned needs careful consideration.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
How do exam boards take into account special consideration?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This man has no consideration of people.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In these cases the central argument is that scientific knowledge is being filtered and selected by commercial and political considerations.
Yearley, Steven Science, Technology, and Social Change (1988)
Companies will also have to take policyholders' individual circumstances into consideration when selling them an annuity.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This is not about banning listening to music but about careful consideration of the risks of listening to loud music for too long.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Ask that they take your circumstances into consideration, and that you need help in paying your bills.
Turner, Janine Behind Closed Doors - advice for families with violence in the home (1988)
No other consideration enters in.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Such considerations do not enter the franchise owners' meetings at the NFL.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
In other languages
consideration
British English: consideration NOUN
Consideration is careful thought about something.
There should be careful consideration about the use of such toxic chemicals.
American English: consideration
Brazilian Portuguese: consideração
Chinese: 仔细考虑
European Spanish: consideración
French: considération
German: Überlegung
Italian: considerazione
Japanese: 熟考
Korean: 배려
European Portuguese: consideração
Latin American Spanish: consideración
All related terms of 'consideration'
deserve consideration
Consideration is careful thought about something.
ethical consideration
A consideration is something that should be thought about, especially when you are planning or deciding something.
further consideration
Consideration is careful thought about something.
proper consideration
Consideration is careful thought about something.
under consideration
being currently discussed or deliberated
worth consideration
Consideration is careful thought about something.
commercial consideration
A consideration is something that should be thought about, especially when you are planning or deciding something.
important consideration
A consideration is something that should be thought about, especially when you are planning or deciding something.
in consideration of
because of
on no consideration
for no reason whatsoever ; never
practical consideration
A consideration is something that should be thought about, especially when you are planning or deciding something.
secondary consideration
A consideration is something that should be thought about, especially when you are planning or deciding something.
take into consideration
to bear in mind ; consider
take sth into consideration
If you take something into consideration , you think about it because it is relevant to what you are doing.