beschouwen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- consider verb To think carefully about something before making a decision.
- contemplate verb To think about something carefully and at length; to consider deeply.
- deem verb To regard or judge something as being a certain way, based on one's opinion or assessment.
- regard noun Respect or high opinion of someone or something.
- think verb To use one's mind to consider, reason about, or form an opinion.
Senses
beschouwen is used for these senses in English:
- consider (transitive) To look at attentively.
- consider (transitive) To take up as an example.
- consider (transitive, parliamentary procedure) To debate (or dispose of) a motion.
- consider To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect.
- contemplate To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider.
- deem (ditransitive) To hold in belief or estimation; to adjudge as a conclusion; to regard as being; to evaluate according to one's beliefs; to account.
- regard (transitive) To consider, look upon (something) in a given way etc. [from 16th c.]
- think (intransitive) To conceive of something or someone (usually followed by of; infrequently, by on).
consider — full definition
- verb To think carefully about something before making a decision.
- verb To regard or judge someone or something as having a particular quality.
- verb To show regard or respect for someone's feelings or circumstances.
contemplate — full definition
- verb To think about something carefully and at length; to consider deeply.
- verb To consider something as a possible future action.