consider
1 verb think, believe TRANSITIVEceap verb síl verb meas verb people consider that it was my fault síleann daoine gur ormsa a bhí an locht, táthar den tuairim gur ormsa an milleán, tá daoine ag déanamh gur ormsa an lochtit's considered a great film meastar gur an-scannán é, táthar den tuairim gur scannán iontach éif you're considered suitable, you'll get the job má mheastar go bhfuil tú oiriúnach, gheobhaidh tú an posthe considered her a fool cheap sé gur óinseach a bhí intido you consider him a good player? an gceapann tú gur imreoir maith é?, an ndéarfá gur imreoir maith é?, an dóigh leat gur imreoir maith é?I considered myself healthy cheap mé go raibh mé folláinthey consider themselves to be middle class féachann siad orthu féin mar dhaoine meánaicmeacha, measann siad gur den mheánaicme iad féinhe didn't consider it worthy of comment níorbh fhiú leis aon rud a rá faoi, níorbh fhiú leis é a lua, dar leis nárbh fhiú rud ar bith a rá faoi 2 verb entertain idea TRANSITIVEsmaoinigh ar PhrV cuimhnigh ar PhrV he's considering applying for that job tá sé ag smaoineamh ar chur isteach ar an bpost sinI'm seriously considering resigning dáiríre, tá mé ag smaoineamh ar éirí as; tá mé ag smaoineamh go láidir ar éirí asI'd never consider wearing that dress ní smaoineoinn go deo ar an ngúna sin a chaitheamhit's worth considering is fiú smaoineamh air, is fiú a bheith ag machnamh airit should be considered as a solution ba chóir cuimhneamh air mar réiteach, ba chóir é a chur san áireamh mar réiteachShow full entry
3 verb think carefully about
TRANSITIVEsmaoinigh ar PhrV cuimhnigh ar PhrV machnaigh ar we need to consider the implications is gá dúinn cuimhneamh ar na himpleachtaí, ní mór dúinn na himpleachtaí a chur san áireamhhe considered the matter objectively smaoinigh sé ar an gceist go fuarchúiseach, rinne sé a mhachnamh go fuarchúiseach ar an gceisthave you ever stopped to consider why it happened? ar smaoinigh tú riamh cad chuige ar tharla sé?, ar chuimhnigh tú riamh cén fáth ar tharla sé?
4 verb give attention to TRANSITIVEpléigh verb the committee is considering the report tá an coiste ag plé na tuarascála, tá an tuarascáil faoi chaibidil ag an gcoistewe need to consider what's involved ní mór dúinn a bhfuil i gceist a phlé, caithfimid a bhfuil i gceist a mheasit's being considered for publication táthar ag smaoineamh ar é a fhoilsiú, táthar á mheas i gcomhair a fhoilsithe 5 verb view TRANSITIVEmeas verb smaoinigh ar PhrV féach ar PhrV consider it from your father's point of view smaoinigh air ó thaobh d'athar de, féach air ó thaobh d'athar deit can be considered from a number of viewpoints is féidir é a mheas ar roinnt bealaí, is féidir féachaint air ar roinnt bealaíconsidered as a whole, it's a good book tríd is tríd, is leabhar maith é; nuair a chuirtear gach rud san áireamh, is leabhar maith é 6 verb take into account TRANSITIVEcuir san áireamh cuimhnigh ar PhrV consider the environment when you buy a car cuimhnigh ar an timpeallacht agus carr á cheannach agat, cuir an timpeallacht san áireamh nuair a bheidh tú ag ceannach cairrhe considered the fact that she'd be forty soon chuir sé san áireamh go mbeadh sí daichead go luaththe house is cheap, when you consider where it is tá an teach saor, nuair a chuirtear san áireamh an áit a bhfuil sé; tá an teach saor, nuair a chuimhníonn tú cá bhfuil sé 7 verb used to introduce example etc TRANSITIVEconsider this smaoinigh air seo, féach air seoconsider the figures 1, 4, 9, 16 for a moment smaoinigh ar na figiúirí 1, 4, 9, 16 ar feadh nóiméid 8 verb literary look intently at TRANSITIVEshe considered her reflection in the mirror d'amharc sí go géar uirthi féin sa scáthán, d'fhéach sí go cúramach uirthi féin sa scáthánhe saw the photos and he considered them intently chonaic sé na grianghraif agus bhreathnaigh sé go géar orthu, chonaic sé na grianghraif agus d'fhéach sé go grinn orthu