Klryz
Pronunciation guide: IPA symbols, stress and word endings

Vowels

iːseeɪsite / ɛbedæcat
ɑːfatherɒhot (UK)ɔːlawʊput
uːtooʌcupɜːbirdəabout
eɪdayaɪmyɔɪboyaʊnow
əʊ / oʊgo (UK / US)ɪəneareəhairʊətour

Consonants that look unusual

θthinðthisʃsheʒmeasure
tʃchurchdʒjudgeŋsingjyes

p b t d k g f v s z h m n l r w sound as in ordinary English spelling.

Marks

  • ˈ main stress, before the stressed syllable: /ˈwɔːtə/ water · ˌ lighter (secondary) stress: /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ understand
  • ː a long vowel · (r) an r said only in accents that pronounce it (most American, Scottish, Irish)

Common word endings

  • -s / -es (plurals; he/she form of verbs): /s/ after voiceless sounds (cats), /z/ after voiced (dogs), /ɪz/ after s, z, sh, ch, j sounds (buses, watches). Spelling: -es after s, x, z, ch, sh; consonant + y → -ies (city → cities).
  • -ed (past): /t/ after voiceless sounds (walked), /d/ after voiced (played), /ɪd/ after t or d (wanted). Spelling: love → loved, stop → stopped, carry → carried.
  • -ing: make → making, run → running, see → seeing.
  • Irregular: go, went, gone · be, was, been · see, saw, seen · man → men · child → children · mouse → mice.
  • Older (King James) forms: -eth = -s (he loveth = he loves) · -est with “thou” (thou lovest) · spake = spoke.

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consideration

/kənˌsɪd.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ noun

Forms considerations

  1. noun The thought process of considering, of taking multiple or specified factors into account (with of being the main corresponding adposition). “After much consideration, I have decided to stay.”
  2. noun Something considered as a reason or ground for a (possible) decision.
  3. noun The tendency to consider others and make allowances for their needs or desires. “You showed remarkable consideration in giving up your place for your friend.”
  4. noun A payment or other recompense for something done. “Sure I'll move my car, but only for a consideration.”
  5. noun (law) A matter of inducement for something promised; something valuable given as recompense for a promise, which causes the promise to become binding as a contract. “In consideration of the performance of B's obligations hereunder, A hereby grants to B's personal license.”
  6. noun Importance or regard; a claim to notice or attention. “Money was of no consideration there.”

Synonyms

deliberation thought factor motive reason cogitation contemplation mulling musing pondering meditation reflection rethinking reconsideration rumination circumstance condition considerateness thoughtfulness retainer

Antonyms

inconsideration

Etymology

From Middle English consideracioun, from Old French consideracion, from Latin cōnsīderātiō. By surface analysis, consider + -ation.

Webster’s 1913

  1. noun The act or process of considering; continuous careful thought; examination; contemplation; deliberation; attention.
  2. noun Attentive respect; appreciative regard; --used especially in diplomatic or stately correspondence.

Etymology [L. consideratio: cf. F. consid.]

Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “consideration”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details

Sanskrit

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