contemplatingn.

Brit.

/ˈkɒntəmpleɪtɪŋ/,

/ˈkɒntɛmpleɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈkɑn(t)əmˌpleɪdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: contemplate v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < contemplate v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier contemplation n.

The action of contemplating something (in various senses of contemplate v.); contemplation; an act or instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [noun]

thoughta1387

consideration1388

contemplationc1390

meditationa1393

musinga1393

speculationa1450

studier1472

musea1500

recollection1576

contemplature1580

rumination1585

contemplating1587

amuse1606

meditating1609

theory1611

meditancea1625

amusement1694

cogitabundation1729

cogibundity1734

cogitabundity1744

think1834

recueillement1845

thunk1922

noodling1942

1587 J. Harmar tr. T. de Bèze Serm. xxix. 399 This king, to the knowing and contemplating of whom we are in this place inuited.

1665 G. Wither Medit. upon Lords Prayer 41 I am forced to desist from those contemplatings to recover strength.

1711 W. Crathorne Pract. Catech. ii. §xxi. 115 To dedicate some Hour of the Night to the contemplating of all he suffer'd.

1818 J. Keats Endymion i. 20 Who thus were ripe for high contemplating.

1872 Ladies' Repository New Ser. 9 371/2 One of the frequently recurring traits of these Chinese poems is a contemplating of the vast spaces of the Chinese past.

1943 Mind 52 333 ‘Imagination’ sometimes means the forming and contemplating of mental images.

2006 A. Griffin My almost Epic Summer (2008) 146 I curl up in the chair and pull the sleeping bag around me and practice my contemplating.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

contemplatingadj.

Brit.

/ˈkɒntəmpleɪtɪŋ/,

/ˈkɒntɛmpleɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈkɑn(t)əmˌpleɪdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: contemplate v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < contemplate v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier contemplant adj., contemplative adj., contemplatory adj.

That engages in contemplation; (also) of or characterized by contemplation; meditative; contemplative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [adjective] > engaged in contemplation, musing

pensivec1400

contemplantc1429

musing1530

contemplating1602

reflexing1606

wrappeda1616

musefula1618

cogitabundous1627

meditant1631

meditating1645

cogitabund1649

meditabund1681

speculating1787

thoughtful-looking1827

1602 H. Clapham Song of Songs: 1st Pt. Expounded xxiv. sig. L4^v Any great measure of glory manifested vnto our contemplating soules.

a1674 Earl of Clarendon Coll. Several Tracts (1727) 188 A meer contemplating Man.

1751 E. Haywood Hist. Betsy Thoughtless III. iii. 29 She was in this contemplating mood when her servant told her, [etc.].

1830 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 10/2 Any mental power, at its height, dazzles us, absorbs our contemplating faculty.

1872 H. N. Day Sci. of Aesthetics iii. v. 220 The Roman arch that turns the contemplating eye, round and round upon itself.

1971 Billboard 10 Apr. 28 He isn't the contemplating type.

2014 W. Malone Finding Grain v. 31 I could see her mouth twisted and her eyes locked in a contemplating stare.

Derivatives

ˈcontemplatingly adv. in a contemplating manner; meditatively; contemplatively.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [adverb]

contemplativelyc1450

contemplative1581

musingly1611

cogitabundly1659

cogitatively1731

meditatingly1753

meditatively1790

contemplatingly1801

musefullya1810

speculatively1883

1801 European Mag Feb. 107/2 Amid these walks..your Constantia and her friend..have contemplatingly wandered.

a1822 P. B. Shelley Assassins ii, in Ess. & Lett. (1887) 171 The stranger gazed upon it..thoughtfully and contemplatingly.

2008 J. S. Peters Robert Clay Allison 197 ‘Well,’ mused McCulloch, rubbing his chin contemplatingly. ‘I'd have to ponder on that a bit.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	contemplating
释义	contemplatingn. Brit. /ˈkɒntəmpleɪtɪŋ/, /ˈkɒntɛmpleɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkɑn(t)əmˌpleɪdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: contemplate v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < contemplate v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier contemplation n. The action of contemplating something (in various senses of contemplate v.); contemplation; an act or instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [noun] thoughta1387 consideration1388 contemplationc1390 meditationa1393 musinga1393 speculationa1450 studier1472 musea1500 recollection1576 contemplature1580 rumination1585 contemplating1587 amuse1606 meditating1609 theory1611 meditancea1625 amusement1694 cogitabundation1729 cogibundity1734 cogitabundity1744 think1834 recueillement1845 thunk1922 noodling1942 1587 J. Harmar tr. T. de Bèze Serm. xxix. 399 This king, to the knowing and contemplating of whom we are in this place inuited. 1665 G. Wither Medit. upon Lords Prayer 41 I am forced to desist from those contemplatings to recover strength. 1711 W. Crathorne Pract. Catech. ii. §xxi. 115 To dedicate some Hour of the Night to the contemplating of all he suffer'd. 1818 J. Keats Endymion i. 20 Who thus were ripe for high contemplating. 1872 Ladies' Repository New Ser. 9 371/2 One of the frequently recurring traits of these Chinese poems is a contemplating of the vast spaces of the Chinese past. 1943 Mind 52 333 ‘Imagination’ sometimes means the forming and contemplating of mental images. 2006 A. Griffin My almost Epic Summer (2008) 146 I curl up in the chair and pull the sleeping bag around me and practice my contemplating. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). contemplatingadj. Brit. /ˈkɒntəmpleɪtɪŋ/, /ˈkɒntɛmpleɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkɑn(t)əmˌpleɪdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: contemplate v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < contemplate v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier contemplant adj., contemplative adj., contemplatory adj. That engages in contemplation; (also) of or characterized by contemplation; meditative; contemplative. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [adjective] > engaged in contemplation, musing pensivec1400 contemplantc1429 musing1530 contemplating1602 reflexing1606 wrappeda1616 musefula1618 cogitabundous1627 meditant1631 meditating1645 cogitabund1649 meditabund1681 speculating1787 thoughtful-looking1827 1602 H. Clapham Song of Songs: 1st Pt. Expounded xxiv. sig. L4^v Any great measure of glory manifested vnto our contemplating soules. a1674 Earl of Clarendon Coll. Several Tracts (1727) 188 A meer contemplating Man. 1751 E. Haywood Hist. Betsy Thoughtless III. iii. 29 She was in this contemplating mood when her servant told her, [etc.]. 1830 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 10/2 Any mental power, at its height, dazzles us, absorbs our contemplating faculty. 1872 H. N. Day Sci. of Aesthetics iii. v. 220 The Roman arch that turns the contemplating eye, round and round upon itself. 1971 Billboard 10 Apr. 28 He isn't the contemplating type. 2014 W. Malone Finding Grain v. 31 I could see her mouth twisted and her eyes locked in a contemplating stare. Derivatives ˈcontemplatingly adv. in a contemplating manner; meditatively; contemplatively. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [adverb] contemplativelyc1450 contemplative1581 musingly1611 cogitabundly1659 cogitatively1731 meditatingly1753 meditatively1790 contemplatingly1801 musefullya1810 speculatively1883 1801 European Mag Feb. 107/2 Amid these walks..your Constantia and her friend..have contemplatingly wandered. a1822 P. B. Shelley Assassins ii, in Ess. & Lett. (1887) 171 The stranger gazed upon it..thoughtfully and contemplatingly. 2008 J. S. Peters Robert Clay Allison 197 ‘Well,’ mused McCulloch, rubbing his chin contemplatingly. ‘I'd have to ponder on that a bit.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1587adj.1602
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