Meaning of CONTEMPLATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'kântum`pleyt
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- [v] 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"
- [v] consider as a possibility; "I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job"
- [v] think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study"
- [v] look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought; "contemplate one's navel"
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| | Synonyms: | | chew over, excogotate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over |
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| | See Also: | | bethink, brood, cerebrate, cogitate, consider, consider, deal, dwell, entertain, flirt with, introspect, look at, look at, premeditate, puzzle, question, study, take, theologise, theologize, think, think about, think of, toy with, view, wonder, worry | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Con"tem*plate\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Contemplated} (# or #); p. pr. & vb. n. {Contemplating}.]
[L. contemplatus, p. p. of contemplari to contemplate; con- +
templum a space for observation marked out by the augur. See
{Temple}.]
1. 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.
To love, at least contemplate and admire, What I see
excellent. --Milton.
We thus dilate Our spirits to the size of that they
contemplate. --Byron.
2. To consider or have in view, as contingent or probable; to
look forward to; to purpose; to intend.
There remain some particulars to complete the
information contemplated by those resolutions. --A.
Hamilton.
If a treaty contains any stipulations which
contemplate a state of future war. --Kent.
Syn: To view; behold; study; ponder; muse; meditate on;
reflect on; consider; intend; design; plan; propose;
purpose. See {Meditate}.
\Con"tem*plate\, v. i.
To consider or think studiously; to ponder; to reflect; to
muse; to meditate.
So many hours must I contemplate. --Shak.
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