contemplationnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌkɒn.təmˈpleɪ.ʃən/us/ˌkɑːn.t̬əmˈpleɪ.ʃən/serious and quiet thought for a period of time:
She was staring out over the lake, lost in contemplation.
The nuns have an hour for silent contemplation every morning.
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Thinking and contemplating
- -ly
- agonize over/about sth
- chew
- chew sth over
- chew the cud idiom
- chew your cud idiom
- depth
- lateral thinking
- let me see/let's see idiom
- let's see idiom
- meditate
- puzzle
- rack
- reflect
- the thought crosses sb's mind idiom
- think sth out
- think sth over
- think sth through
- thinking
- worry
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contemplative
adjective uk/kənˈtem.plə.tɪv/us/kənˈtem.plə.t̬ɪv/
Her mood was calm and contemplative.
contemplatively
adverb uk/kənˈtem.plə.tɪv.li/us/kənˈtem.plə.t̬ɪv.li/