NichiDict

考える

N4
かんがえる
勘える稽える
[kangaeru]
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Meanings

1.IchidanTransitive

to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on)

2.IchidanTransitive

to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration

3.IchidanTransitive

to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect

4.IchidanTransitive

to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan

5.IchidanTransitive

to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine

6.IchidanTransitive

to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise

7.IchidanTransitive

to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view

Examples

将来のことを考えています

I am thinking about the future.

彼はどう返事をするべきか、しばらく考えた

He thought for a while about how he should respond.

彼女は転職するかどうか考えている

She is thinking about whether to change jobs.