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contemplate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chew over, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over |
| Type of | cogitate, cerebrate, think |
| Has types | wonder, cogitate, consider, introspect, premeditate, puzzle, question, study, theologise, theologize, bethink |
| Derivation | contemplation, contemplative |
contemplate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | take, look at, deal, consider |
| Has types | toy with, think of, think about, entertain, flirt with |
| Derivation | contemplation |
I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job.
Examples of contemplate
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No wonder studies have found that 10% of psoriasis patients contemplate suicide.
From the businessweek.com
Hike, swim and contemplate life at the geographical bottom of the United States.
From the cnn.com
Is it simply that we find such superhuman spectacles too bizarre to contemplate?
From the theatlantic.com
You have had some personal success today that you want to contemplate and enjoy.
From the kansas.com
It's frightening to contemplate what is being overlooked in the 1,900-page bill.
From the washingtontimes.com
From one point of view, it would seem odd for Mr Ramos even to contemplate this.
From the economist.com
This is a wonderful time to contemplate and evaluate what really matters to you.
From the suntimes.com
Anything processed or heavily salty or chemical coated I can't even contemplate.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
That we can contemplate it happening at all illustrates the paper's predicament.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought; "contemplate one's navel"
- Consider as a possibility; "I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job"
- Study: think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study"
- Chew over: reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
- (contemplation) a long and thoughtful observation
- Trance & Acid is Kai Tracid's third artist album, released on 24 February 2003.
- The word contemplation comes from the Latin root templum (from Greek temnein: to cut or divide). It means separating something from its environment and enclosing it in a sector. Contemplation is the Latin translation of Greek 'theory' (theoria). ...
- (Contemplation (Kafka)) Contemplation, or Meditation (Betrachtung in German) is a sequence of eighteen short stories by Franz Kafka written between 1904 and 1912. Eight of these stories were published under the same title in the bimonthly Hyperion and were Kafka's first publication. ...
- To think about something in a concentrated manner or for an extended period of time. To think deeply about something; to ponder or consider; To consider as a possibility
