English in a Minute: 3 ways to use 'consider'

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  let's learn the verb consider.

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  It can mean spend time to think or think about something.

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  I'm going to take some time to consider, then I'll tell you my decision.

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  I'm considering how we can best use our time.

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  We can use it in a similar way to taking into account to say something is important when making a decision or judgment.

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  Shes learnt so much considering how late she started the course.

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  We use consider with an object and an adjective or noun to describe what we think something or someone is like.

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  I consider him to be the best writer of his generation.

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  I consider her an expert.

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  She knows so much about history.

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  Consider is about spending time to think, thinking about whats important or thinking what something's like.

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  Consider what's important to remember about considering what you didn't know before BBC learning English.