"to consider" in seven languages
Meaningto consider
Spanish
considerar
/konsideˈɾaɾ/
learned
French
considérer
/kɔ̃sideʁe/
learned
Italian
considerare
/konsideˈrare/
learned
Portuguese
considerar
/kõsideˈɾah/
learned
Romanian
considera
/konsideˈra/
learned
Catalan
considerar
/kunsidəˈɾa/
learned
English
consider
/kənˈsɪdɚ/
from Latin/French · Old French considerer, from Latin
English → Italianto considerconsiderareCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
CONSĪDERĀRE‘to look at closely, examine’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
A learned verb that looks the same in all four languages. The old link with SĪDUS 'star' (to watch the stars closely) is attractive but uncertain.
English relatives: consideration, considerable, considerate
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In a sentence
- esSe le considera el mejor jugador.
- frOn le considère comme le meilleur joueur.
- itÈ considerato il miglior giocatore.
- ptEle é considerado o melhor jogador.
- roEste considerat cel mai bun jucător.
- caSe'l considera el millor jugador.
- enHe is considered the best player.
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