consider
verb (used with object)
to think carefully about, especially in order to make a decision; contemplate; reflect on.
had considered
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past perfectof consider.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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She also said she had considered walking away from the sport, in which she holds a world record.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
One person familiar with the deliberations said that U.S. officials had considered backing an idea for publicly held American oil companies like Chevron, Exxon and Conoco to carve up and rehabilitate Venezuela’s aging oil sector.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
In February, Canadian law enforcement named Jesse Van Rootselaar as the suspect in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, months after OpenAI employees had considered alerting law enforcement about Van Rootselaar’s interactions with the company’s chatbot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Over the years, Anaheim had considered a variety of opportunities for the site: An NFL stadium, but the NFL wasn’t interested.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
When he’d told Dick that story, it was because he’d wanted Dick’s friendship, wanted Dick to “respect” him, think him “hard,” as much “the masculine type” as he had considered Dick to be.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
