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   Con·tem·plate

   /ˈkän(t)əmˌplāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. look thoughtfully for a long time at: "he sat on the carpet contemplating his image in the mirrors" Similar look atviewregardexamineinspectobservesurveystudyscrutinizescanstare atgaze ateyetake a good look atliterary:behold
   • ▪ think about: "the results of a trade war are too horrifying to contemplate" Similar think aboutmeditate on/overconsiderponderreflect on/aboutmull overmuse ondwell ondeliberate overcogitate on/aboutruminate on/aboutchew overbrood on/aboutpuzzle overturn over in one's mindweigh upconsiderthink aboutgive thought tohave in mind/viewenvisageaim atforeseeimaginevisualizeintendproposemean toexpect to
   • ▪ think profoundly and at length; meditate: "he sat morosely contemplating"
   • ▪ have in mind as a probable though not certain intention: "she was contemplating a gold mining venture"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin contemplat- ‘surveyed, observed, contemplated’, from the verb contemplari, based on templum ‘place for observation’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. contemplator noun

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