v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Considered p. pr. & vb. n. Considering. ] [ F. considérer, L. considerare, -sideratum, to consider, view attentively, prob. fr. con- + sidus, sideris, star, constellation; orig., therefore, to look at the stars. See Sidereal, and cf. Desire. ] 1. To fix the mind on, with a view to a careful examination; to think on with care; to ponder; to study; to meditate on. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will consider thy testimonies. Ps. cxix. 95. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thenceforth to speculations high or deep
I turned my thoughts, and with capacious mind
Considered all things visible. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To look at attentively; to observe; to examine. [ 1913 Webster ]

She considereth a field, and buyeth it. Prov. xxxi. 16. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect. [ 1913 Webster ]

Consider, sir, the chance of war: the day
Was yours by accident. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

England could grow into a posture of being more united at home, and more considered abroad. Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To estimate; to think; to regard; to view. [ 1913 Webster ]

Considered as plays, his works are absurd. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The proper sense of consider is often blended with an idea of the result of considering; as, “Blessed is he that considereth the poor.” Ps. xli. 1.; i.e., considers with sympathy and pity. “Which [ services ] if I have not enough considered.” Shak.; i.e., requited as the sufficient considering of them would suggest. “Consider him liberally.” J. Hooker.

Syn. -- To ponder; weigh; revolve; study; reflect or meditate on; contemplate; examine. See Ponder. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To think seriously; to make examination; to reflect; to deliberate. [ 1913 Webster ]

We will consider of your suit. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

'T were to consider too curiously, to consider so. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

She wished she had taken a moment to consider, before rushing down stairs. W. Black [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To hesitate. [ Poetic & R. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. considérable. ] 1. Worthy of consideration; requiring to be observed, borne in mind, or attended to. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is considerable, that some urns have had inscriptions on them expressing that the lamps were burning. Bp. Wilkins. [ 1913 Webster ]

Eternity is infinitely the most considerable duration. Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of some distinction; noteworthy; influential; respectable; -- said of persons. [ 1913 Webster ]

You are, indeed, a very considerable man. Junius. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Of importance or value. [ 1913 Webster ]

In painting, not every action, nor every person, is considerable enough to enter into the cloth. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

A considerable sum of money. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Worthiness of consideration; dignity; value; size; amount. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a manner or to a degree not trifling or unimportant; greatly; much. [ 1913 Webster ]

The breeds . . . differ considerably from each other. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. considerantia. ] Act of considering; consideration. [ Obs. ] Shak.

a. [ L. consideratus, p. p. ] 1. Given to consideration or to sober reflection; regardful of consequences or circumstances; circumspect; careful; esp. careful of the rights, claims, and feelings of others. [ 1913 Webster ]

Of dauntless courage and considerate pride. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Æneas is patient, considerate, and careful of his people. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

The wisest and most considerate men in the world. Sharp. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Having respect to; regardful. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

They may be . . . more considerate of praise. Dr. H. More.

Syn. -- Thoughtful; reflective; careful; discreet; prudent; deliberate; serious. See Thoughtful.

-- Con*sid"er*ate*ly, adv. -- Con*sid"er*ate*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. kind and considerate regard for others; consideration.
Syn. -- consideration, thoughtfulness. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. consideratio: cf. F. considération. ] 1. The act or process of considering; continuous careful thought; examination; contemplation; deliberation; attention. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let us think with consideration. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

Consideration, like an angel, came. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Attentive respect; appreciative regard; -- used especially in diplomatic or stately correspondence. [ 1913 Webster ]

The undersigned has the honor to repeat to Mr. Hulseman the assurance of his high consideration. D. Webster. [ 1913 Webster ]

The consideration with which he was treated. Whewell. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Thoughtful or sympathetic regard or notice. [ 1913 Webster ]

Consideration for the poor is a doctrine of the church. Newman. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Claim to notice or regard; some degree of importance or consequence. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lucan is the only author of consideration among the Latin poets who was not explained for . . . the Dauphin. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. The result of delibration, or of attention and examonation; matured opinion; a reflection; as, considerations on the choice of a profession. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. That which is, or should be, taken into account as a ground of opinion or action; motive; reason. [ 1913 Webster ]

He was obliged, antecedent to all other considerations, to search an asylum. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some considerations which are necessary to the forming of a correct judgment. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Law) The cause which moves a contracting party to enter into an agreement; the material cause of a contract; the price of a stripulation; compensation; equivalent. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Consideration is what is done, or promised to be done, in exchange for a promise, and “as a mere advantage to the promisor without detriment to the promisee would not avail, the proper test is detriment to the promisee.” Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Considerate; careful; thoughtful. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

I love to be considerative. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who considers. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who considers; a man of reflection; a thinker. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. With consideration or deliberation. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Consigned 3; p. pr. & vb. n. Consigning. ] [ F. consigner, L. consignare, -signatu, to seal or sign; con- + signare, fr. signum mark. See Sign. ] 1. To give, transfer, or deliver, in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another, or into a different state, with the sense of fixedness in that state, or permanence of possession; as, to consign the body to the grave. [ 1913 Webster ]

At the day of general account, good men are to be consigned over to another state. Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To give in charge; to commit; to intrust. [ 1913 Webster ]

Atrides, parting for the Trojan war,
Consigned the youthful consort to his care. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

The four evangelists consigned to writing that history. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Com.) To send or address (by bill of lading or otherwise) to an agent or correspondent in another place, to be cared for or sold, or for the use of such correspondent; as, to consign a cargo or a ship; to consign goods. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To assign; to devote; to set apart. [ 1913 Webster ]

The French commander consigned it to the use for which it was intended by the donor. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To stamp or impress; to affect. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Consign my spirit with great fear. Jer. Taylor.

Syn. -- To commit; deliver; intrust; resign. See Commit. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To submit; to surrender or yield one's self. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

All lovers young, all lovers must
Consign to thee, and come to dust. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To yield consent; to agree; to acquiesce. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Augment or alter . . .
And we'll consign thereto. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Consignitary. ] A consignee. [ Obs. ] Jenkins. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. consignatio written proof, document: cf. F. consignation comsignation. ] 1. The act of consigning; the act of delivering or committing to another person, place, or state. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

So is despair a certain consignation to eternal ruin. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of ratifying or establishing, as if by signing; confirmation; ratification. [ 1913 Webster ]

A direct consignation of pardon. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A stamp; an indication; a sign. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The most certain consignations of an excellent virtue. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Consignitary. ] One of several that jointly sign a written instrument, as a treaty. Fallows. [ 1913 Webster ]

135), n. Joint signature. [ R. ] Colgrave. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] (Mil.) (a) A countersign; a watchword. (b) One who is orders to keep within certain limits. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. consign&unr_;, p. p. of consigner. ] The person to whom goods or other things are consigned; a factor; -- correlative to consignor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Consigner and consignee are used by merchants to express generally the shipper of merchandise, and the person to whom it is addressed, by bill of lading or otherwise. De Colange. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who consigns. See Consignor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having joint or equal signification; synonymous. [ R. ] Spelman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Joint signification. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Consignificant; jointly significate. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Pref. con- + sognify. ] To signify or denote in combination with something else. [ 1913 Webster ]

The cipher . . . only serves to connote and consignify, and to change the value or the figures. Horne Tooke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of consigning; consignation. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Com.) The act of consigning or sending property to an agent or correspondent in another place, as for care, sale, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Com.) That which is consigned; the goods or commodities sent or addressed to a consignee at one time or by one conveyance. [ 1913 Webster ]

To increase your consignments of this valuable branch of national commerce. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The writing by which anything is consigned. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who consigns something to another; -- opposed to consignee. [ Written also consigner. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ con- + salire to leap. ] Act of concurring; coincidence; concurrence. [ 1913 Webster ]

The consilience of inductions takes place when one class of facts coincides with an induction obtained from another different class. Whewell. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. [ Cf. F. consimilitude. See Similitude. ] Common resemblance. [ Obs. ] Aubrey. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Consisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Consisting. ] [ L. consistere to stand still or firm; con- + sistere to stand, cause to stand, stare to stand: cf. F. consister. See Stand. ] 1. To stand firm; to be in a fixed or permanent state, as a body composed of parts in union or connection; to hold together; to be; to exist; to subsist; to be supported and maintained. [ 1913 Webster ]

He is before all things, and by him all things consist. Col. i. 17. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To be composed or made up; -- followed by of. [ 1913 Webster ]

The land would consist of plains and valleys. T. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To have as its substance or character, or as its foundation; to be; -- followed by in. [ 1913 Webster ]

If their purgation did consist in words. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

A man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. Luke xii. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To be consistent or harmonious; to be in accordance; -- formerly used absolutely, now followed by with. [ 1913 Webster ]

This was a consisting story. Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

Health consists with temperance alone. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

For orders and degrees
Jar not with liberty, but well consist. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To insist; -- followed by on. [ Obs. ] Shak.

Syn. -- To Consist, Consist of, Consist in. The verb consist is employed chiefly for two purposes, which are marked and distinguished by the prepositions used. When we wish to indicate the parts which unite to compose a thing, we use of; as when we say, “Macaulay's Miscellanies consist chiefly of articles which were first published in the Edinburgh Review.” When we wish to indicate the true nature of a thing, or that on which it depends, we use in; as, “There are some artists whose skill consists in a certain manner which they have affected.” “Our safety consists in a strict adherence to duty.” [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. [ Cf. F. consistance. ] 1. The condition of standing or adhering together, or being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; existence; firmness; coherence; solidity. [ 1913 Webster ]

Water, being divided, maketh many circles, till it restore itself to the natural consistence. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

We are as water, weak, and of no consistence. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

The same form, substance, and consistency. T. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A degree of firmness, density, viscosity, or spissitude; a measure of the ability to hold together when manipulated.
Syn. -- body. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let the expressed juices be boiled into the consistence of a sirup. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which stands together as a united whole; a combination. [ 1913 Webster ]

The church of God, as meaning the whole consistence of orders and members. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency. [ 1913 Webster ]

His friendship is of a noble make and a lasting consistency. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Agreement or harmony of all parts of a complex thing among themselves, or of the same thing with itself at different times; the harmony of conduct with profession; congruity; correspondence; as, the consistency of laws, regulations, or judicial decisions; consistency of opinions; consistency of conduct or of character. [ 1913 Webster ]

That consistency of behavior whereby he inflexibly pursues those measures which appear the most just. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

Consistency, thou art a jewel. Popular Saying. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. consistens, p. pr.: cf. F. consistant. ] 1. Possessing firmness or fixedness; firm; hard; solid. [ 1913 Webster ]

The humoral and consistent parts of the body. Harvey. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Having agreement with itself or with something else; having harmony among its parts; possesing unity; accordant; harmonious; congruous; compatible; uniform; not contradictory. [ 1913 Webster ]

Show me one that has it in his power
To act consistent with himself an hour. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

With reference to such a lord, to serve and to be free are terms not consistent only, but equivalent. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Living or acting in conformity with one's belief or professions. [ 1913 Webster ]

It was utterly to be at once a consistent Quaker and a conspirator. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a consistent manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. consistorial. ] Of or pertaining to a consistory. “Consistorial laws.” Hooker. “Consistorial courts.” Bp. Hoadley. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to a Presbyterian consistory; -- a contemptuous term of 17th century controversy. [ 1913 Webster ]

You fall next on the consistorian schismatics; for so you call Presbyterians. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n.; pl. Consistories [ L. consistorium a place of assembly, the place where the emperor's council met, fr. consistere: cf. F. consistoire, It. consistorio. See Consist. ] 1. Primarily, a place of standing or staying together; hence, any solemn assembly or council. [ 1913 Webster ]

To council summons all his mighty peers,
Within thick clouds and dark tenfold involved,
A gloomy consistory. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Eng. Ch.) The spiritual court of a diocesan bishop held before his chancellor or commissioner in his cathedral church or elsewhere. Hook. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (R. C. Ch.) An assembly of prelates; a session of the college of cardinals at Rome. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pius was then hearing of causes in consistory. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A church tribunal or governing body. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In some churches, as the Dutch Reformed in America, a consistory is composed of the minister and elders of an individual church, corresponding to a Presbyterian church session, and in others, as the Reformed church in France, it is composed of ministers and elders, corresponding to a presbytery. In some Lutheran countries it is a body of clerical and lay officers appointed by the sovereign to superintend ecclesiastical affairs. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A civil court of justice. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of the nature of, or pertaining to, a consistory. “To hold consistory session.” Strype. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not considerable; unworthy of consideration or notice; unimportant; small; trivial; as, an inconsiderable distance; an inconsiderable quantity, degree, value, or sum. “The baser scum and inconsiderable dregs of Rome.” Stepney. -- In`con*sid"er*a*ble*ness, n. -- In`con*sid"er*a*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Inconsiderateness; thoughtlessness. [ Obs. ] Chesterfield. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. inconsideratus. See In- not, and Considerate. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Not considerate; not attentive to safety or to propriety; not regarding the rights or feelings of others; hasty; careless; thoughtless; heedless; as, the young are generally inconsiderate; inconsiderate conduct. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is a very unhappy token of our corruption, that there should be any so inconsiderate among us as to sacrifice morality to politics. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Inconsiderable. [ Obs. ] E. Terry.

Syn. -- Thoughtless; inattentive; inadvertent; heedless; negligent; improvident; careless; imprudent; indiscreet; incautious; injudicious; rash; hasty. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an inconsiderate manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being inconsiderate. Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. inconsideratio: cf. F. inconsidération. ] Lack of due consideration; inattention to consequences; inconsiderateness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Blindness of mind, inconsideration, precipitation. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Not gross, willful, deliberate, crimes; but rather the effects of inconsideration. Sharp. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Inconsistency. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Inconsistencies [ Cf. F. inconsistance. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The quality or state of being inconsistent; discordance in respect to sentiment or action; such contrariety between two things that both can not exist or be true together; disagreement; incompatibility. [ 1913 Webster ]

There is a perfect inconsistency between that which is of debt and that which is of free gift. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Absurdity in argument ore narration; incoherence or irreconcilability in the parts of a statement, argument, or narration; that which is inconsistent. [ 1913 Webster ]

If a man would register all his opinions upon love, politics, religion, and learning, what a bundle of inconsistencies and contradictions would appear at last! Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Lack of stability or uniformity; unsteadiness; changeableness; variableness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mutability of temper, and inconsistency with ourselves, is the greatest weakness of human nature. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. in- not + consistent: cf. F. inconsistant. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Not consistent; showing inconsistency; irreconcilable; contradictory, or having contradictory implications; discordant; at variance, esp. as regards character, sentiment, or action; incompatible; incongruous. [ 1913 Webster ]

Compositions of this nature . . . show that wisdom and virtue are far from being inconsistent with politeness and good humor. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Not exhibiting uniformity of sentiment, steadiness to principle, etc.; unequal; fickle; changeable. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ah, how unjust to nature, and himself,
Is thoughtless, thankless, inconsistent man. Young.

Syn. -- Incompatible; incongruous; irreconcilable; discordant; repugnant; contradictory. -- Inconsistent, Incongruous, Incompatible. Things are incongruous when they are not suited to each other, so that their union is unbecoming; inconsistent when they are opposed to each other, so as render it improper or wrong; incompatible when they can not coexist, and it is therefore impossible to unite them. Habitual levity of mind is incongruous with the profession of a clergyman; it is inconsistent with his ordination vows; it is incompatible with his permanent usefulness. Incongruity attaches to the modes and qualities of things; incompatibility attaches to their essential attributes; inconsistency attaches to the actions, sentiments, etc., of men. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an inconsistent manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Inconsistency. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Inconsistent. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]