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UK
/kˈɒntɪmplˌeɪt/
]
[ US /ˈkɑntəmˌpɫeɪt/ ]
[ US /ˈkɑntəmˌpɫeɪt/ ]
VERB
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think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
He is meditating in his study -
consider as a possibility
I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job -
reflect deeply on a subject
philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years
The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
I mulled over the events of the afternoon -
look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
contemplate one's navel
How To Use contemplate In A Sentence
- Surrounded by cottonwoods and aspens and featuring a wooden footbridge and an abundance of regional flora and foliage, it's a place to meditate, contemplate, and relax.
- According to the 1956 agreement on the machinery, industrial action should only be contemplated when all the relevant stages have been exhausted.
- The Colts coach will again contemplate whether to retire after his team was eliminated from the playoffs by the Chargers for a second consecutive season. NFL Replay: Staying or going, Dungy's historic place is secure
- The idea that s. 8 protects an individuals’s privacy in garbage until the last unpaid bill rots into dust, or the incriminating letters turn into muck and are no longer decipherable, is to my mind too extravagant to contemplate. SCC: No Privacy Interest in Things We Throw Out : Law is Cool
- In some things it may be well that emotion is greater than logic; but emotion _in logic_ is sad to contend with, sad even to contemplate -- and such is too often the reasoning of the untrained woman. Public Speaking
- All Father Damien could do at first was contemplate the pattern of the flock out of which the great logos of his passion was written. THE LAST REPORT ON THE MIRACLES AT LITTLE NO HORSE: A NOVEL
- Arkady consumed a pirog he bought at a kiosk while he contemplated Lenin, who studied a pigeon. Stalin's Ghost
- Certainly, you can confront the transgressor, contemplate revenge, or hold a grudge forever.
- The alternative of the commons is too horrifying to contemplate.
- At last the fighting ceases, giving Fleming time to contemplate his experiences.
