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Narrator: Today's word is "Considerably" — adverb, pronounced /kənˈsɪdərəbli/, with the stress on "sid".
Narrator: Considerably means to a large or noticeable degree, used to show a big difference.
Narrator: In plain English, considerably means a lot, like considerably warmer or considerably cheaper.
Narrator: It comes from the adjective considerable, from the Latin considerare, to examine, with the adverb ending ly.
Narrator: "Considerably higher" describes a figure that is clearly and noticeably greater.
Narrator: It differs from slightly because considerably points to a big change, whereas slightly points to a small one.
Narrator: "Considerably more" is a second pattern meaning a good deal beyond what was expected.
Narrator: Finance, science, weather reports, business and everyday speech all rely on the word considerably.
Narrator: So remember: considerably means to a large degree, from the Latin considerare.
Speaker A: What does considerably mean?
Speaker B: A lot! CONSIDERABLY comes from the Latin considerare, to examine, so it says a difference is big enough to notice.
Speaker A: So it's about size, not time?
Speaker B: Exactly — it describes how much, not how long!
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Prices rose considerably"; "It was considerably colder"; "She improved considerably" — cost, weather and progress.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Don't confuse considerably with considerately, because considerably means a lot, while considerately means with thought for others.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: 'Substantially' the formal cousin, 'significantly' the weighty twin, 'markedly' the noticeable alternative. The word keeps its sizeable charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "Considerably" in AI prompts — useful for reporting tools and analytics dashboards.
Speaker A: So a prompt could frame reports?
Speaker B: Right. For a reporting tool, you'd write:
Prompt: Write a function that flags any sales figure that has risen considerably compared with last month.
Speaker A: How about a dashboard?
Speaker B: Ask the model to design:
Prompt: Create a dashboard card that highlights metrics that changed considerably since last week.
Speaker A: Could it help with alerts?
Speaker B: Yes, you can set a threshold:
Prompt: Add an alert that triggers when server response time increases considerably above the weekly average.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: For a summary bot, try this:
Prompt: Summarise this analytics report in three sentences, naming only the figures that changed considerably.
Considerably — meaning in Arabic & definition More C courses GL Dictionary