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# considerate

adjective (considerate, more considerate, most considerate)

«considerate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A considerate person thinks about other people's feelings and needs and acts kindly because of that. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/considerate/#m1)
2. A considerate action is thoughtful and helps others feel comfortable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/considerate/#m2)

### In the lessons

In lessons on manners and friendship it names a good quality: keeping quiet when others work, holding a door, sharing, not hogging the swing. In stories it tells the reader a character is kind and careful of others. Phrases: «considerate of others», «it was considerate of you to …», «be considerate».

### Examples

- It was considerate of you to save me a seat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/considerate/#x1)
- Be considerate and turn the music down when the baby is asleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/considerate/#x2)
- A considerate neighbour keeps the path clear of snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/considerate/#x3)
- She is always considerate of people who are new to the class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/considerate/#x4)
- Let's be considerate on the bus and give our seats to older people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/considerate/#x5)
- Wiping the sink after you use it is considerate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/considerate/#x6)
- He wrote a considerate note to his friend who was ill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/considerate/#x7)

### Note

Opposite: «inconsiderate» or «thoughtless». Do not mix it up with «considerable», which means large or a lot («a considerable amount»). The noun is «consideration». Pattern: «It was considerate of + person + to + verb». Not a number word.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «considerate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/considerate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«considerate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/considerate.html) on Mova free.