considerable

/kən'sidərəbl/

Thân thiện

A considerable amount of sand filled the child's bucket at the beach.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Large in amount, size, or degree: Used to describe something that is significantly large or important enough to be noticed or to have an effect.
   • Worthy of consideration; significant: Describes something that is important or substantial.

Usage

The adjective "considerable" is used to modify nouns, indicating that the noun's quantity, extent, or importance is large or significant. It is a formal word often used in written and spoken English to emphasize scale or importance.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The project required a considerable investment of time and money.
  • There is a considerable difference between the two proposals.
  • She has considerable influence in the company.
  • The storm caused considerable damage to the coastal town.

Advanced Usage

• "To a considerable extent/degree": This phrase is used to mean "largely" or "significantly."
  • The success of the event was, to a considerable degree, due to her planning.
• "Considerable amount/number of": A common collocation used before uncountable or plural nouns.
  • A considerable number of people attended the rally.
  • He has spent a considerable amount of effort on this research.

Variants and Related Words

• Considerably (adverb): To a large or significant extent.
  • The price has increased considerably.
• Consider (verb): To think about something carefully. (Note: This is the root verb, not a variant of "considerable").
• Inconsiderable (adjective): Not large or significant; often used in the negative form "not inconsiderable" to mean "considerable."
  • He faced not inconsiderable challenges during the project.

Synonyms

• Substantial: Of considerable importance, size, or worth.
• Significant: Sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention.
• Appreciable: Large or important enough to be noticed.
• Sizable: Fairly large.

Antonyms

• Inconsiderable: Not significant or large enough to be considered.
• Negligible: So small or unimportant as to be not worth considering.
• Minor: Lesser in importance, seriousness, or significance.
• Trivial: Of little value or importance.

Collocations and Phrases

• Considerable attention/interest: A lot of focus or curiosity.
  • The new theory attracted considerable attention from scientists.
• Considerable experience/knowledge: A large amount of practical understanding or information.
  • She brings considerable experience to the role.
• Considerable trouble/effort: A significant amount of difficulty or work expended.
  • They went to considerable trouble to make us feel welcome.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
   • a considerable quantity
   • the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign
   • went to considerable trouble for us
   • spent a considerable amount of time on the problem