considered (verb)

  • 71catch — verb (past and past participle caught) 1》 intercept and hold (something which has been thrown, propelled, or dropped).     ↘seize or take hold of.     ↘Cricket dismiss (a batsman) by catching the ball before it touches the ground. 2》 capture (a… …

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  • 72chatter — verb 1》 talk informally about minor matters. 2》 (of a bird, monkey, or machine) make a series of short, quick high pitched sounds. 3》 (of a person s teeth) click repeatedly together from cold or fear. noun 1》 informal talk. 2》 a series of short,… …

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  • 73claim — verb 1》 assert that something is the case. 2》 demand as one s property or earnings.     ↘request (money) under the terms of an insurance policy. 3》 call for (someone s attention). 4》 cause the loss of (someone s life). noun 1》 an assertion of the …

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  • 74consider — verb 1》 think carefully about.     ↘believe to be.     ↘take into account when making a judgement. 2》 look attentively at. Phrases all things considered taking everything into account. Origin ME: from OFr. considerer, from L. considerare examine …

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  • 75look — verb 1》 direct one s gaze in a specified direction.     ↘have an outlook in a specified direction.     ↘(look at/on) regard in a specified way.     ↘(look at) examine (a matter) and consider what action to take.     ↘(look into) investigate.… …

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  • 76purge — verb 1》 rid of an unwanted feeling or condition. 2》 remove (a group of people considered undesirable) from an organization or place. 3》 remove by a cleansing process. 4》 [often as noun purging] evacuate the bowels, especially as a result of… …

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  • 77borrow — verb (I, T) 1 to use something that belongs to someone else and that you must give back to them later: Can I borrow your pen for a minute? | borrow sth from sb BrE: You are allowed to borrow 6 books from the library at a time. | borrow heavily… …

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  • 78deserve — verb (T) 1 to have earned something by good or bad actions or behaviour: You ve been working all morning I think you deserve a rest. | deserve to do sth: The team deserves to win. | deserve it: Yeah, I hit him but he deserved it. | get what you… …

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  • 79implicate — verb (T) 1 to show or seem to show that someone is involved in something wrong or criminal: implicate sb in sth: The letter seemed to implicate Mitchell in the robbery. 2 to show or seem to show that something is the cause of something bad or… …

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  • 80indulge — verb 1 (I, T) to let yourself do or have something that you enjoy, especially something that is considered bad for you (+ in): Most of us were too busy to indulge in heavy lunchtime drinking. | Eva had never been one to indulge in self pity. |… …

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