contemplate

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈkɒn.təm.ˌpleɪt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈkɑn.təm.ˌpleɪt/

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• Hyphenation: con‧tem‧plate

Verb

Plain form contemplate

Third-person singular contemplates

Past tense contemplated

Past participle contemplated

Present participle contemplating

1. (transitive) If you contemplate something, you think it over slowly and carefully.

   John contemplated how to solve the hard mathematics question.

Related words

• think
• reflect