contemplate
11contemplate */*/ — UK [ˈkɒntəmˌpleɪt] / US [ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪt] verb Word forms contemplate : present tense I/you/we/they contemplate he/she/it contemplates present participle contemplating past tense contemplated past participle contemplated 1) a) [transitive] to… …
12contemplate — [[t]kɒ̱ntəmpleɪt[/t]] contemplates, contemplating, contemplated 1) VERB If you contemplate an action, you think about whether to do it or not. [V n/ ing] For a time he contemplated a career as an army medical doctor... [V n/ ing] She contemplates …
13contemplate — contemplatingly, adv. contemplator, n. /kon teuhm playt , tem /, v., contemplated, contemplating. v.t. 1. to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully: to contemplate the stars. 2. to consider thoroughly; think fully …
14contemplate — 01. The company is [contemplating] moving its head office from Columbus to Detroit. 02. Now that she has finished a year at college, Sophie is [contemplating] changing from her fine arts program to a graphic arts program. 03. As Marly nears the… …
15contemplate — con|tem|plate [ kantəm,pleıt ] verb ** 1. ) transitive to consider doing something in the future: I m contemplating retirement next year. contemplate doing something: He refuses even to contemplate moving his family again. a ) to consider the… …
16contemplate — verb 1 (T) to think about something that you intend to do in the future: Aren t you a little young to be contemplating marriage? | contemplate doing sth: I ve never even contemplated leaving my job. 2 (T) to accept the possibility that something… …
17contemplate — verb ( plated; plating) Etymology: Latin contemplatus, past participle of contemplari, from com + templum space marked out for observation of auguries more at temple Date: circa 1533 transitive verb 1. to view or consider with continued …
18contemplate — con•tem•plate [[t]ˈkɒn təmˌpleɪt, tɛm [/t]] v. plat•ed, plat•ing 1) to look at or view with continued attention; observe thoughtfully 2) to consider thoroughly; think deeply about 3) to have in view as a purpose; intend: to contemplate… …
19contemplate — See contemplate, meditate …
20contemplate — [16] Etymologically, to contemplate something is to observe it in a ‘temple’. The word comes from the past participle of Latin contemplārī, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix com and templum. This word, source of course of English… …
