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# considerable

«considerable» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Large in size, amount or importance; quite a lot: a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (considerable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Large in size, amount or importance; quite a lot: a considerable amount of money. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/considerable/#m1)

2) (formal) Worth thinking about or important: a considerable writer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/considerable/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

A formal word in exams, news and reports, often meaning "a lot" or "quite big". In maths word problems in exam language it signals a large but not exact amount. Phrases: considerable amount, considerable time, at considerable cost, to a considerable extent.

### examples

- The storm caused considerable damage to the roofs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/considerable/#x1)
- It took a considerable amount of time to finish the model. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/considerable/#x2)
- (formal) A considerable number of pupils were absent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/considerable/#x3)
- The new bridge was built at considerable cost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/considerable/#x4)
- He has considerable skill at chess. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/considerable/#x5)
- (formal) The difference between the two totals is considerable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/considerable/#x6)
- This I did, and before long had amassed a considerable sum. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/considerable/#x7)

### note

Adjective; the adverb is considerably. Do not confuse with considerate (thinking of other people's feelings). "Considerable" gives no exact number; a maths answer still needs the given figures.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «considerable» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/considerable/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.