considered it to be
She thought it was stupid.
Die Crew hielt es für ein böses Omen von einem Geist.
The crew considered it a bad omen from a ghost.
— Pirates of the Caribbean - Fluch der Karibik 2 (2006)
Tom hielt es für einen Witz, aber niemand lachte.
Tom thought it was a joke, but no one laughed.
He thought it was stupid.