considerable

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /kənˈsɪdəɹəbl̩/, /kənˈsɪdɹəbl̩/

Adjective

considerable

1. Significant; worth considering.

   I've spent a considerable amount of time on this.

2. Large in amount.

Antonyms

• ignorable
• negligible

Related terms

• consider
• considerably

Translations

• German: erheblich, beträchtlich, beachtlich
• Portuguese: considerável
• Russian: значи́тельный
• Spanish: considerable

Translations

• French: considérable
• Italian: considerabile
• Portuguese: considerável
• Spanish: considerable

Noun

considerable (plural considerables)

1. (obsolete) A thing to be considered, consideration.
   • 1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, London: Edw. Dod & Nath. Ekins, 1650, Book I, Chapter 3, p. 9,

     Statistes and Politicians, unto whom Ragione di Stato, is the first considerable, as though it were their businesse to deceive people, as a Maxime, do hold, that truth is to be concealed from them […]

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