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How to spell consider

Consider is spelled C-O-N-S-I-D-E-R.

What it means: To think carefully about something.

In a sentence: Please consider your friend’s feelings before you speak. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear.

Same family: considering, considered, consideration, considerable, considerate. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Consider” comes from Latin *considerare*, which originally meant “to observe the stars carefully.” Over time, its meaning shifted from literally watching the sky to thinking carefully about something in general.

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