considerable

See also considérable

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kənˈsɪdəɹəbl/

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• Hyphenation: con‧sid‧er‧able

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.

Related terms

• consider
• considerably

Translations

worth considering

• Bulgarian: важен (bg) (važen), значителен (bg) (značitelen)
• Czech: značný
• Dutch: geruim (nl), aanzienlijk (nl), aanmerkelijk (nl), beduidend (nl)
• Finnish: varteenotettava (fi)
• German: erheblich (de), beträchtlich (de)

• Hungarian: tetemes (hu)
• Polish: znaczny, znaczący
• Russian: значительный (ru) (značít'el'nyj)
• Spanish: considerable (es)

large in amount

• Bulgarian: голям (bg) (goljam)
• Catalan: considerable (ca)

• Dutch: aanzienlijk (nl)
• Finnish: huomattava (fi), melkoinen (fi)

Statistics

• Most common English words before 1923: fight · agree · sit · #766: considerable · private · dinner · command

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Catalan

Etymology

From considerar +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aβɫə

Adjective

considerable m, 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.

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Spanish

Adjective

considerable m and f (plural considerables)

1. considerable