considerable

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See also: considérable

English

Pronunciation

Adjective

considerable (comparative more considerable, superlative most considerable)

  1. Significant; worth considering.
    I've spent a considerable amount of time on this.
  2. Large in amount.
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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,[1]
      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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Pronunciation

Adjective

considerable m or f (masculine and feminine plural considerables)

  1. considerable (large, substantial)
    El mes de febrer de 1888, doncs, Eduard Toda ja ha reunit un fons bibliogràfic de valor considerable.

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /konsideˈɾable/ [kõn.si.ð̞eˈɾa.β̞le]

Adjective

considerable m or f (masculine and feminine plural considerables)

  1. considerable (significant)
    Synonym: notable
  2. considerable (large in amount)

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