Consider
Consider verb - To think of in a particular way.
Understand is a synonym for consider. In some cases you can use "Understand" instead a verb "Consider".
Understand
Understand verb - To form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information.
Consider is a synonym for understand in think topic. Sometimes you can use "Consider" instead a verb "Understand".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- surmise and consider
- surmise and understand
- sense and consider
- sense and understand
- feel and consider
- feel and understand
- recognize and consider
- recognize and understand
- imagine and consider
- imagine and understand
- conceive and consider
- conceive and understand
- appreciate and consider
- appreciate and understand
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The Addamses consider themselves perfectly normal, and cannot understand why the people they meet are so very strange; the Munsters believe themselves to be just like the people around them, and cannot understand why said people seem to think the family is so strange.
Source: Series / The Munsters - He has said many times that he doesn't understand why people consider New Sun to be his masterpiece... though he does think it is very good.
Source: Creator / Gene Wolfe - Similarly, the Borg consider themselves this to such an extent that they don't seem to understand that other races do not want to join the Collective.
Source: Superior Species
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