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contemplatecontemplate /ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪt/ ●○○ verb ETYMOLOGYcontemplateOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of contemplari VERB TABLEcontemplate |
| Present | I, you, we, they | contemplate | | he, she, it | contemplates | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | contemplated | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have contemplated | | he, she, it | has contemplated | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had contemplated | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will contemplate | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have contemplated |
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| Present | I | am contemplating | | he, she, it | is contemplating | | you, we, they | are contemplating | | Past | I, he, she, it | was contemplating | | you, we, they | were contemplating | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been contemplating | | he, she, it | has been contemplating | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been contemplating | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be contemplating | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been contemplating |
► too terrible/horrible etc. to contemplate The thought that she might be dead was just too awful to contemplate. THESAURUSuse your mind► think to use your mind to solve problems, decide something, etc.: Be quiet – I’m thinking. ► consider (also think something over informal) to spend time thinking about something, especially before making a decision: Marsden said he was considering the job offer. Think it over tonight, and give me an answer in the morning. ► weigh to think about and compare two choices to decide which one is best: You just have to weigh your options and decide what feels right to you. ► dwell on something to spend too much time thinking about something so that it makes you feel unhappy or upset: Try not to dwell on your embarrassment for too long – at some point you have to let it go. ► contemplate formal to think seriously and for a long time about something: He is contemplating a career change from lawyer to professor. ► reflect on something formal to think about your past experiences or actions: After reflecting on the argument, Tara realized how she could have handled it better. 1[transitive] to think about something that you intend to do in the future: A spokeswoman denied that layoffs were being contemplated.contemplate doing something Have you ever contemplated committing suicide?► see thesaurus at think2[transitive] to accept the possibility that something is true: too terrible/horrible etc. to contemplate The thought that she might be dead was just too awful to contemplate.3[intransitive, transitive] to think seriously about something for a long time, especially in order to understand it better: I spend a lot of time sitting on my porch, just contemplating.4[transitive] literary to look at someone or something for a period of time in a way that shows you are thinking [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin, past participle of contemplari] |