To fix the mind upon, with a view to careful examination; ponder; study; meditate upon; think or reflect upon with care.to view atttentively; observe and examine; scrutinizeTo pay attention to; regard with care; not to be negligent of.To regard with consideration or respect; hold in honor; respect.To take into view or account; allow for, or have regard to, in examination, or in forming an estimate: as, in adjusting accounts, services, time, and expense ought to- be considered.Hence - , To reguite or reward, particularly for gratuitous services.To regard in a particular light; conceive under a particular aspect; judge to be; esteem; take for; as, I consider him a rascal.= Syn. 1. Meditate upon, Reflect upon, etc. [see list under contemplate), weigh, revolve.4. To respect, regard.To think seriously, deliberately, or carefully; reflect; cogitate: sometimes with of.To hesitate; stand suspended= Syn. 1. To punder, deliberate, ruminate, cugitate.To look carefully or attentively.