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TO-infinitive or gerund: CONSIDER, IMAGINE

Consider and imagine can be followed by either (a) a gerund or (b) a noun phrase or pronoun + to-infinitive but with different meanings:

I am considering working abroad. (I am thinking of working abroad.)
Everybody considers him to be the best person for the job. (Everybody thinks that he is the best person for the job.)

Imagine living at 2,000 metres above sea level! (Imagine what it would be like to live at 2,000 metres above sea level.)
I imagined him to be much taller. (I expected that he would be much taller.)

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