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1. (v.t.) contemplate
to look at or view with continued attention; observe thoughtfully.
2. contemplate
to consider thoroughly; think deeply about.
3. contemplate
to have in view as a purpose; intend:
to contemplate bribery.
4. contemplate
to have in view as a future event:
to contemplate buying a new car.
5. (v.i.) contemplate
to think studiously; meditate; consider deliberately.
Etymology: (1585–95; < L contemplātus, ptp. of contemplāre, contemplārī to survey, observe)
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| Definition of 'contemplate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) contemplate
look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
"contemplate one's navel"
2. (verb) contemplate
consider as a possibility
"I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job"
3. (verb) study, meditate, contemplate
think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
"He is meditating in his study"
4. (verb) chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
reflect deeply on a subject
"I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
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1. (verb) contemplate
to think about the possibility
I can't even contemplate going back there.
2. contemplate
to think about or to look at for a long period
He sat contemplating the meaning of it all.
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| Definition of 'contemplate' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) contemplate
to look at on all sides or in all its bearings; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study
2. (verb) contemplate
to consider or have in view, as contingent or probable; to look forward to; to purpose; to intend
3. (verb) contemplate
to consider or think studiously; to ponder; to reflect; to muse; to meditate
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Sense: to think seriously (about)
I was contemplating (= feeling inclined towards) having a holiday; She contemplated her future gloomily.
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 Afrikaans: bedink, nadink, oorweeg, |
 Arabic: يَتَأمَّل، يُفَكِّر بِجَد |
 Bulgarian: размишлявам |
 Brazilian: contemplar |
 Czech: zvažovat |
 German: nachdenken |
 Danish: overveje; tænke på |
 Greek: συλλογίζομαι |
 Spanish: considerar |
 Estonian: mõtisklema |
 Farsi: تفکر کردن؛ تعمق کردن |
 Finnish: pohtia |
 French: envisager |
 Hebrew: לִשקוֹל |
 Hindi: शांतिपूर्वक और गहराई से द |
 Croatian: razmatrati, promatrati, r |
 Hungarian: megfontol |
 Indonesian: merenungkan |
 Icelandic: ígrunda |
 Italian: meditare |
 Japanese: よく考える |
 Korean: 심사 숙고하다 |
 Lithuanian: mąstyti, svarstyti apie |
 Latvian: apcerēt; pārdomāt; nodomā |
 Malay: berfikir dalam-dalam |
 Dutch: nadenken over |
 Norwegian: overveie, tenke over/på |
 Polish: zastanawiać się nad, rozw |
 Persian: تفکر کردن؛ تعمق کردن |
 Pashto: رى وهل ، چورت وهل، فكر كو |
 Portuguese: encarar |
 Romanian: a se gândi la |
 Russian: обдумывать |
 Slovak: uvažovať o |
 Slovenian: premišljevati (o čem) |
 Serbian: razmišljati |
 Swedish: fundera på (över) |
 Thai: พิจารณา |
 Turkish: uzun uzun düşünmek |
 Taiwanese: 沉思 |
 Ukrainian: обдумувати; міркувати |
 Urdu: غور سے سوچنا |
 Vietnamese: suy ngẫm |
 Chinese: 沉思 |
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