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adjectiverather large or great in size, distance, extent, etc.: It cost a considerable amount. We took a considerable length of time to decide. worthy of respect, attention, etc.; important; distinguished: a considerable person. nounInformal. much; not a little: He has done considerable for the community. adverbNonstandard: Older Use. considerably; noticeably; much: I'm feeling considerable better now. Origin of considerable1400–50; late Middle English <Medieval Latin consīderābilis, equivalent to consīderā- (see consider) + -bilis-ble OTHER WORDS FROM considerableun·con·sid·er·a·ble, adjectiveun·con·sid·er·a·bly, adverbWords nearby considerableconservatorium, conservatory, conserve, Consett, consider, considerable, considerably, considerance, considerate, consideration, considered Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for considerableWe were on it for forty minutes of the film, a considerable part of our schedule. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST That is thanks in considerable part to the cops, no matter what else is said about a few of them. Synagogue Slay: When Cops Have to Kill|Michael Daly|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST The series was cancelled after one season, but Leto had already proven his considerable talent. Renaissance Man Jared Leto Defies Categorization|The Daily Beast|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST According to James Madison, there was “a considerable pause.” Why We Can’t Quit Calling Presidents ‘Kings’|Kevin Bleyer|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He finishes off the task he has set himself here with considerable precision and skill. How WWI Produced the Holocaust|J.P. O’Malley|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST This part of this letter was written, as Johnson goes on to say, a considerable time before the conclusion. Life Of Johnson, Volume 4 (of 6)|Boswell A secondary result would be a considerable power development and a source of domestic water supply for southern California. State of the Union Addresses of Calvin Coolidge|Calvin Coolidge Mary had contrived to quiet her lover with considerable propriety of demeanour. Doctor Thorne|Anthony Trollope The climate of Cannes has been the subject of a considerable variety of opinion,—the preponderance being, however, in its favour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various They all made a tour of the mine which had been dug a considerable distance into the mountain. Deadwood Dick, The Prince of the Road|Edward L. Wheeler
British Dictionary definitions for considerable
adjectivelarge enough to reckon witha considerable quantity a lot of; muchhe had considerable courage worthy of respecta considerable man in the scientific world Derived forms of considerableconsiderably, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to considerablehuge, great, noticeable, ample, hefty, astronomical, major, sizable, substantial, appreciable, reasonable, big, extensive, significant, bountiful, comfortable, commodious, lavish, marked, much |