considering
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Verb edit
considering
- present participle and gerund of consider
Noun edit
considering (plural considerings)
- Consideration.
- 1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
- 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 edit
considering (comparative more considering, superlative most considering)
- (informal) Given the circumstances.
- Your wound doesn't look that bad, considering.
Preposition edit
considering
- Taking into account.
- Considering the extent of his crimes, he was given a surprisingly short sentence.
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