Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of consider
Considering they are newcomers, they've accomplished a lot.
plural considerings
- Consideration.
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.
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)
comparative more considering · superlative most considering
- informalmodalGiven the circumstances; all in all; all things considered.
Your wound doesn't look that bad, considering.
- Taking into account.
Considering the extent of his crimes, he was given a surprisingly short sentence.
Synonyms: in view of
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositionTaking into account.
Translations
Catalan in consideració de
- in consideració detaking into account
Dutch gezien, aangezien
- gezientaking into account
- aangezientaking into account
Esperanto konsiderante
- konsiderantetaking into account
Finnish ottaen huomioon
- ottaen huomioontaking into account
French compte tenu de, vu
- compte tenu detaking into account
- vutaking into account
- étant donnétaking into account
- eu égard àtaking into account
German alles in allem, in Anbetracht
- alles in allemgiven the circumstances; all in all; all things considered
- in Anbetrachttaking into account
Irish i dtaca le holc
- i dtaca le holcgiven the circumstances; all in all; all things considered
Italian considerando, tutto considerato
- considerandotaking into account
- tutto consideratotaking into account
Latin in cōnsīderātiōne
- in cōnsīderātiōnetaking into account
Polish ogólnie rzecz biorąc, z racji
- ogólnie rzecz biorącgiven the circumstances; all in all; all things considered
- z racjitaking into account
- z uwagi nataking into account
Portuguese tendo em conta que, considerando que
- tendo em conta quetaking into account
- considerando quetaking into account
Spanish visto lo visto, dentro de todo
- visto lo vistogiven the circumstances; all in all; all things considered
- dentro de todogiven the circumstances; all in all; all things considered
- a pesar de los pesaresgiven the circumstances; all in all; all things considered
- visto lo que haygiven the circumstances; all in all; all things considered
- dentro de lo que cabegiven the circumstances; all in all; all things considered
- teniendo en cuenta quetaking into account
- visto quetaking into account
- puesto quetaking into account
- dado quetaking into account
Cite this entry
considering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/considering
“considering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/considering. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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