adjective · neutral
considerable
UK/kənˈsɪdərəb(ə)l/US/kənˈsɪdərəbəl/con·SID·er·able
Band 6-7task2speaking
large in amount, size, or degree
Examples
“There was a considerable delay because of the heavy traffic.”
“A considerable number of students failed the exam.”
“She made a considerable improvement after extra practice.”
Band 8 sentence
“There was a considerable improvement in air quality after the new regulations were introduced.”
Collocations
- a considerable amount of
- a considerable number of
- considerable interest/benefit
Word family
consider verbconsideration nounconsiderable adjectiveconsiderably adverb
Common mistakes
Considerable amount of evidence suggests this is true.→A considerable amount of evidence suggests this is true.
Say it for a higher band
5big→6large→7+considerable
Synonyms
substantial
significant
Easily confused
significant
“There is a significant difference between rural and urban incomes.”
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