consider a possibility

  • 1consider — con|sid|er W1S1 [kənˈsıdə US ər] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(think about)¦ 2¦(opinion)¦ 3¦(people s feelings)¦ 4¦(important fact)¦ 5¦(discuss)¦ 6¦(look at)¦ 7 Consider it done ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: considerer, from …

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  • 2consider */*/*/ — UK [kənˈsɪdə(r)] / US [kənˈsɪdər] verb Word forms consider : present tense I/you/we/they consider he/she/it considers present participle considering past tense considered past participle considered 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to think about… …

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  • 3consider — con|sid|er [ kən sıdər ] verb *** ▸ 1 think/talk about ▸ 2 think something may be true ▸ 3 have particular opinion ▸ 4 think about feelings ▸ 5 view in particular way ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to think about something carefully… …

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  • 4possibility */*/*/ — UK [ˌpɒsəˈbɪlətɪ] / US [ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətɪ] noun Word forms possibility : singular possibility plural possibilities Get it right: possibility: The noun possibility is never followed by an infinitive. Use the pattern the/a possibility of doing something …

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  • 5possibility — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ exciting, interesting, intriguing ▪ endless, many ▪ The resort offers endless possibilities for entertainment. ▪ only …

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  • 6consider — verb ADVERB ▪ carefully, seriously, strongly (AmE) ▪ I m seriously considering the possibility of emigrating. ▪ I was strongly considering leaving her on her own. ▪ briefly …

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  • 7possibility — [[t]pɒ̱sɪbɪ̱lɪti[/t]] ♦♦ possibilities 1) N COUNT: oft N that If you say there is a possibility that something is the case or that something will happen, you mean that it might be the case or it might happen. We were not in the least worried… …

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  • 8consider*/*/*/ — [kənˈsɪdə] verb 1) [I/T] to think about something carefully before you make a decision The jury went out to consider its verdict.[/ex] He is considering whether to accept another job offer.[/ex] At one time I seriously considered leaving.[/ex] 2) …

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  • 9Logical possibility — A logically possible proposition is one that can be asserted without implying a logical contradiction. This is to say that a proposition is logically possible if there is some coherent way for the world to be, under which the proposition would be …

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  • 10Epistemic possibility — In philosophy and modal logic, epistemic possibility relates a statement under consideration to the current state of our knowledge about the actual world: a statement is said to be epistemically possible if it may be true, for all we know ,… …

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