considerable

[Con*sid·er*a*ble]

Use the adjective considerable to describe something that is large in amount. Things you probably spend a considerable amount of time on: homework and laundry. Things you'd rather spend time on: anything that isn't homework and laundry!

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Worthy of consideration, borne in mind, or attended to.

Adjective
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree; "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem"


a.
Worthy of consideration, borne in mind, or attended to.

a.
Of some distinction; noteworthy; influential; respectable; -- said of persons.

a.
Of importance or value.


Considerable

Con*sid"er*a*ble , a. [Cf. F. consid'82rable.] 1. Worthy of consideration, borne in mind, or attended to.
It is considerable, that some urns have had inscriptions on them expressing that the lamps were burning.
Eternity is infinitely the most considerable duration.
2. Of some distinction; noteworthy; influential; respectable; -- said of persons.
You are, indeed, a very considerable man.
3. Of importance or value.
In painting, not every action, nor every person, is considerable enough to enter into the cloth.
A considerable sum of money.

Worthy of consideration, borne in mind, or attended to.

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Usage Examples

If repression has indeed been the fundamental link between power, knowledge, and sexuality since the classical age, it stands to reason that we will not be able to free ourselves from it except at a considerable cost.

For the greater beauty of the instrument, the balls representing the planets are to be of considerable bigness but so contrived, that they may be taken off at pleasure, and others, much smaller, and fitter for some purposes, put in their places.

For many my behavior has been a major disappointment, my behavior has caused considerable worry to my business partners, and everyone involved in my business, but most importantly to the young people we influence, I apologize.

Be able to back up a car for a considerable distance in a straight line and back out of a driveway.

I was away from the front lines for a while this spring, living with other troops, and considerable fighting took place while I was gone. When I got ready to return to my old friends at the front I wondered if I would sense any change in them.

Peace comes when you talk to the guy you most hate. And that's where the courage of a leader comes, because when you sit down with your enemy, you as a leader must already have very considerable confidence from your own constituency.

Now the main areas of higher education that still enjoy considerable financial support from government are subjects like engineering and science and the research ringfence which is the basic minimum to protect Britain's scientific competitiveness.

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Other Usage Examples

If you believe your catcher is intelligent and you know that he has considerable experience, it is a good thing to leave the game almost entirely in his hands.

Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for lost faith in ourselves.

It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance.

I am sure that in Canada the people appreciate this principle, and the general intelligence which prevails over that country is such that I am sure there is no danger of a reactionary policy ever finding a response in the hearts of any considerable number of our people.

Research is of considerable importance in certain fields, such as science and history.

Michael Palin decided to give up on his considerable comedy talents to make those dreadfully tedious travel shows. Have you ever tried to watch one?

In justice to human society it may perhaps be said of almost all the polities and civil institutions in the world, however imperfect, that they have been founded in and carried on with very considerable wisdom.

A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner.

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