considering

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kənˈsɪdəɹɪŋ/
Audio (US) (file)
Hyphenation: con‧sid‧er‧ing

Verb

considering

present participle of consider

Noun

considering (plural considerings)

Consideration.
- William Shakespeare, Henry VIII
  This respite shook / The bosom of my conscience, enter'd me, / Yea, with a splitting power, and made to tremble / The region of my breast; which forced such way, / That many mazed considerings did throng / And press'd in with this caution.

Adverb

considering (comparative more considering, superlative most considering)

(informal) Given the circumstances.
Your wound doesn't look that bad, considering.

Preposition

considering

Taking into account.
Considering the extent of his crimes, he was given a surprisingly short sentence.

Synonyms

in view of

Translations

considering

Arabic: بِالْأَخْذ فِي الاِعْتِبَار‎ (bi-l-ʾaḵḏ fī l-iʿtibār)
Egyptian Arabic: وناخد بالنا‎ (we naḵud balna)
French: compte tenu de (fr), vu (fr), étant donné (fr), eu égard à (fr)

Spanish: en consideración de
Volapük: vätälü (vo)

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