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“considering” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

considering
taking it into consideration, aliquid respiciens or intuens: cum ea ratione: ratione habita (alicujus rei). Considering this, he, etc., haec respiciens: id ille intuens, etc.
When “considering” is used restrictively in sentences that make a statement, not absolutely, but comparatively, it is translated in various ways: the battle was a sharp one, considering the small number of the combatants, proelium atrocius, quam pro numero pugnantium: a wealthy man, considering the time he lived at, ut tum erant tempora, dives: ut temporibus illis, dives: a good speaker, considering that he was a Theban, satis exercitatus in dicendo, ut Thebanus scilicet: he was a learned man, considering that he was a Roman, multae, ut in homine Romano, litterae: considering the manners of these times, (praesertim) ut nunc sunt mores. Vid: also, INASMUCH AS.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for considering?
The usual Latin words for “considering” are intueor, hahahae, dīves. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.