Be to and Consider

Be to

Be to verb - To behave toward in a stated way.
Usage example: you need to be nice to your brother
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Synonyms for Be to

Consider and be to are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Consider" instead a verb phrase "Be to".

Consider

Consider verb - To think of in a particular way.

Be to and consider are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Be to" instead a verb "Consider".

Both terms in one sentence

  • This can be to our advantage, as a sane race would never even consider trying to sneak into the fortress dressed up as pizza delivery men.
  • Good Is Not Nice Some of them consider him be to outright scary but Piccolo saves his softer side for Gohan.
  • Webcomic / Cheese In The Trap Sul shows her maturity in being almost the only person (as far as we know) to regularly consider whether she might be to blame.
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