considerans

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnsīderāns, present active participle of cōnsīderō (“consider, ponder”); cognate with French considérant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɔn.si.dəˈrɑns/

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• Hyphenation: con‧si‧de‧rans
• Rhymes: -ɑns

Noun

considerans m (plural consideransen or considerantia, diminutive consideransje n)

1. (law) a consideration, something taken into account to reach a decision, notably a legal one, such as a verdict or deed

Synonyms

• consideratie
• overweging

Related terms

• considerabel
• considereren

Descendants

• → Indonesian: konsiderans

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of cōnsīderō (“consider”).

Participle

cōnsīderāns (genitive cōnsīderantis, adverb cōnsīderanter); third-declension one-termination participle

1. examining, inspecting
2. investigating

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	cōnsīderāns			cōnsīderantēs	cōnsīderantia
Genitive	cōnsīderantis			cōnsīderantium
Dative	cōnsīderantī			cōnsīderantibus
Accusative	cōnsīderantem	cōnsīderāns		cōnsīderantēs cōnsīderantīs	cōnsīderantia
Ablative	cōnsīderante cōnsīderantī1			cōnsīderantibus
Vocative	cōnsīderāns			cōnsīderantēs	cōnsīderantia

¹When used purely as an adjective.