contemplatedadj.
/ˈkɒntəmpleɪtᵻd/, /ˈkɒntɛmpleɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈkɑn(t)əmˌpleɪdᵻd/ That is or has been contemplated (in various senses of contemplate v.).
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the mind > will > intention > [adjective] > relating to intention or purpose > intended or purposed
purposed?a1425
pretenced1543
pretended1573
meditated1588
meant1590
intended1592
contemplated1657
intending1788
would-be1813
1657 J. Harington Hist. Polindor & Flostella (ed. 3) i. 27 He'd soon forget His contemplated Heav'n.
1751 R. Hurd Disc. Poet. Imitation in Horace Epistola ad Augustum 121 Every..lineament of the contemplated form leaves a corresponding trace on his fancy.
1795 J. D. Gros Nat. Princ. Rectitude i. iv. 86 An act of the will, referred to a contemplated effect, is called intention.
1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola II. xiv. 157 Apart from any contemplated gain to himself.
1882 Temple Bar Sept. 110 Looking at any view in India, one is particularly struck by the vast extent of the country.., whether the contemplated scene lie amongst the Hills or Plains.
1922 F. E. Penny Swan's Curse xiv. 128 Concentrating her thought on the contemplated crime.
2016 Canad. Govt. News (Nexis) 27 July The contemplated purpose of the contract is to provide business data.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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