contemplate

CEFRC1

/ˈkɑn.təmˌpleɪt/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To think carefully and deeply about something.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To consider as a possibility.

Examples

  • When I contemplate the sea, I feel calm.

  • You are the star I contemplate.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider.

More examples

In context

  • I contemplated doing the project myself, but it would have taken too long.

  • There remain some particulars to complete the information contemplated by those resolutions.

  • To love, at least contemplate and admire, / What I see excellent.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

First attested in the 1590s; borrowed from Latin contemplātus, the perfect active participle of contemplor (“to observe, survey, gaze (at), contemplate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). See also template.