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UK
/kˈɒntɪmplˌeɪt/
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[ 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
- Especially the flowerage of spring time, with its many wild flowers and the rows of fruit trees along the fairways, make even the most ambitious golf player stop and contemplate nature's dazzling beauty.
- SCORPIO: While you are familiar with the lesson of the unfortunate Chris Farley (as shown below), it would be good for you to contemplate the purpose of the Supreme Being in gifting you with wealth, power, influence, and a dynamic sex life. Archive 2007-10-01
- Worse still, some practices which Sacrosanctum Concilium had never even contemplated were allowed into the Liturgy, like Mass “versus populum”, Holy Communion on the hand, altogether giving up on the Latin and Gregorian Chant in favour of the vernacular and songs and hymns without much space for God, and extension beyond any reasonable limits of the faculty to concelebrate at Holy Mass. Archbishop Ranjith's Foreword to "True Development of the Liturgy"
- But when we actually contemplated some evil intention directed towards us, it seemed a little chillier.
- The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate.
- Downing Street publicly refused yesterday to contemplate defeat.
- 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