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verb
- 1. look thoughtfully for a long time at: "he contemplated his image in the mirrors" Similar
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to spend time considering a possible future action, or to consider one particular thing for a long time in a serious way: [ T ] The owner of the team contemplated moving his football club to another city. [ T ] Sharon is contemplating going to graduate school.
1. to think about intently and at length; consider calmly. 2. (intransitive) to think intently and at length, esp for spiritual reasons; meditate. 3. to look at thoughtfully; observe pensively. 4. to have in mind as a possibility. to contemplate changing jobs.
The meaning of CONTEMPLATE is to view or consider with continued attention : meditate on. How to use contemplate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Contemplate.
Definitions of 'contemplate'. 1. If you contemplate an action, you think about whether to do it or not. [...] 2. If you contemplate an idea or subject, you think about it carefully for a long time. [...] 3. If you contemplate something or someone, you look at them for a long time.
to spend time considering a possible future action, or to consider one particular thing for a long time in a serious way: [ T ] The owner of the team contemplated moving his football club to another city. [ T ] Sharon is contemplating going to graduate school.
Contemplate definition: to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully. See examples of CONTEMPLATE used in a sentence.
Definition of contemplate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments. verb. reflect deeply on a subject. synonyms: chew over, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over. see more.
CONTEMPLATE definition: to think about something for a long time or in a serious way: . Learn more.
contemplate meaning, definition, what is contemplate: to think about something that you might ...: Learn more.
