Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CON-SID'ER, v.t. [L. considero, to consider, to view attentively, from consido or consideo, to sit by; con and sedeo, to sit. See Sit. The literal sense is, to sit by or close, or to set the mind or the eye to; hence, to view or examine with attention.]

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. Know, therefore, this day, and consider it in thy heart. – Deut. iv. Hast thou considered my servant Job? – Job i. Consider the lilies of the field how they grow. – Matth. vi.
2. To view attentively; to observe and examine. The priest shall consider the leprosy. – Lev. xiii.
3. To attend to; to relieve. Blessed is he that considereth the poor. – Ps. xli.
4. To have regard to; to respect. Let us consider one another, to provoke to love, and to good works. – Heb. x.
5. To take into view in examination, or into account in estimates; as, in adjusting accounts, services, time, and expense ought to be considered.
6. In the imperative, consider is equivalent to, think with care, attend, examine the subject with a view to truth or the consequences of a measure. So we use see, observe, think, attend.
7. To requite; to reward; particularly for gratuitous services.