Definition of considerate
1 : marked by or given to careful consideration : circumspect "He is, I believe, in such a state of mental distress as to be hardly capable of giving me a considerate answer."— Anthony Trollope
2 : thoughtful of the rights and feelings of others
He was considerate and turned down the stereo when we asked him to.
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The first known use of considerate was in 1572
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