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contemplate

释义

contemplate

verb

UK /ˈkɒntəmˌpleɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	contemplate
he/she/it	contemplates
present participle	contemplating
past tense	contemplated
past participle	contemplated

1
transitive to consider doing something in the future
I’m contemplating retirement next year.
contemplate doing something:
He refuses even to contemplate moving house again.
Synonyms and related words
To think carefully or a lot about things
consider
plan
think out
1. 1a
  to consider the possibility of something happening
  We’re not even contemplating defeat.
  too awful/dreadful etc to contemplate:
  The alternative is too horrible to contemplate.
  Synonyms and related words
  To imagine, or to use your imagination
  imagine
  suppose
  think up
2
intransitive/transitive to think very carefully about something for a long time
I haven’t got time to sit around contemplating the meaning of life.
Synonyms and related words
To think carefully or a lot about things
consider
plan
think out
3
transitive mainly literaryto look at something or someone for a long time
He stood contemplating his image in the mirror.
Synonyms and related words
General words meaning to look or not look
look around
look at
look

contemplate

verb

US /ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	contemplate
he/she/it	contemplates
present participle	contemplating
past tense	contemplated
past participle	contemplated

1
transitive to consider doing something in the future
I’m contemplating retirement next year.
contemplate doing something:
He refuses even to contemplate moving his family again.
Synonyms and related words
To think carefully or a lot about things
consider
plan
think out
1. 1a
  to consider the possibility of something happening
  We’re not even contemplating defeat.
  The alternative is too horrible to contemplate.
  Synonyms and related words
  To imagine, or to use your imagination
  imagine
  suppose
  think up
2
intransitive/transitive to think very carefully about something for a long time
I haven’t got time to sit around contemplating the meaning of life.
Synonyms and related words
To think carefully or a lot about things
consider
plan
think out
3
transitive mainly literaryto look at something or someone for a long time
He stood contemplating his image in the mirror.
Synonyms and related words
General words meaning to look or not look
look around
look
check on

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