different between considering vs believing

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?s?d????/
• Hyphenation: con?sid?er?ing

Verb

considering

1. present participle of consider

Noun

considering (plural considerings)

1. Consideration.
   • 1613, William Shakespeare, Henry VIII

     This respite shook / The bosom of my conscience, enter'd me, / Yea, with a splitting power, and made to tremble / The region of my breast; which forced such way, / That many mazed considerings did throng / And press'd in with this caution.

Adverb

considering (comparative more considering, superlative most considering)

1. (informal) Given the circumstances.

Preposition

considering

1. Taking into account.

Synonyms

• in view of

Translations

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English bilevyng, belevand, bileveand, belefand, from Old English *bel?fende, ?el?fende, ?el?fende. Equivalent to believe +? -ing.

Verb

believing

1. present participle of believe

Etymology 2

From Middle English bilevinge, belewynge, equivalent to believe +? -ing.

Noun

believing (countable and uncountable, plural believings)

1. The act or process of having faith, trust, or confidence in.
2. Belief.
   • 2004, Dermot Moran, Lester E. Embree, Phenomenology: Critical Concepts in Philosophy (volume 2, page 337)

     Some believings are believings with simple certainty; others are more or less uncertain; still others are believings with a reassured certainty, perhaps after a time during which they were uncertain.