Complete Definition of "contemplate"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/�k�n.t�m.�pleɪt/
SAMPA|/"kAn.t@m.%pleIt/
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Verb
en-verb|contemplat|ing

  1. To think about something in a concentrated manner or for an extended period of time. To think deeply about something; to ponder or consider.
  2. To consider as a possibility.

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

Translations

trans-top|think about something in a concentrated manner
Finnish: pohtia, pohdiskella, mietiskellä, suunnitella
French: envisager, étudier
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Japanese: ���� (�������, jyukkousurú) (1)
Norwegian: vurdere
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