"considerable" meaning in English

See considerable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kənˈsɪdəɹəbl̩/, /kənˈsɪdɹəbl̩/ Audio: en-us-considerable.ogg Forms: more considerable [comparative], most considerable [superlative]
Etymology: From consider + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|consider|able}} consider + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} considerable (comparative more considerable, superlative most considerable)
  1. Significant; worth considering. Translations (worth considering): зна́чны (znáčny) [masculine] (Belarusian), важен (važen) (Bulgarian), значителен (značitelen) (Bulgarian), apreciable (Catalan), considerable (Catalan), 可觀 (Chinese Mandarin), 可观 (kěguān) (Chinese Mandarin), značný (Czech), geruim (Dutch), aanzienlijk (Dutch), aanmerkelijk (Dutch), beduidend (Dutch), varteenotettava (Finnish), considerábel (Galician), erheblich (German), beträchtlich (German), beachtlich (German), tetemes (Hungarian), 大切 (taisetsu) (Japanese), 重要 (jūyō) (Japanese), aliquantus (Latin), redzams (Latvian), ievērojams (Latvian), betydelig (Norwegian Bokmål), betydeleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), znaczny (Polish), znaczący (Polish), spory (Polish), considerável (Portuguese), значи́тельный (značítelʹnyj) (Russian), considerable (Spanish), betydlig (Swedish), betydande (Swedish), ansenlig (Swedish), beaktansvärd (Swedish), avsevärd (Swedish), hatırı sayılır (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-considerable-en-adj-oy4EcxxK Disambiguation of 'worth considering': 97 3
  2. Large in amount. Translations (large in amount): голям (goljam) (Bulgarian), considerable (Catalan), aanzienlijk (Dutch), huomattava (Finnish), melkoinen (Finnish), considérable (French), considerabile (Italian), かなり (kanari) (Japanese), 相当 (sōtō) (Japanese), aliquantus (Latin), betydelig (Norwegian Bokmål), betraktelig (Norwegian Bokmål), betydeleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), betrakteleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), considerável (Portuguese), considerable (Spanish), ansenlig (Swedish), beaktansvärd (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-considerable-en-adj-x-DevHQe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 78 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 21 60 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 69 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 21 64 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 21 65 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 18 69 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 24 63 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 20 64 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 65 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 66 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 21 65 15 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 22 63 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 30 57 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 15 72 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 15 72 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 15 72 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 21 65 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 24 62 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 22 62 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 8 87 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 22 61 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 19 68 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 72 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 15 73 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 18 69 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 18 69 13 Disambiguation of 'large in amount': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: considerableness, inconsiderable, unconsiderable Related terms: consider, considerably

Noun

IPA: /kənˈsɪdəɹəbl̩/, /kənˈsɪdɹəbl̩/ Audio: en-us-considerable.ogg Forms: considerables [plural]
Etymology: From consider + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|consider|able}} consider + -able Head templates: {{en-noun}} considerable (plural considerables)
  1. (obsolete) A thing to be considered, consideration. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-considerable-en-noun-EbNubCbr

Inflected forms

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