English Explanatory Dictionary

contemplate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider.
  2. To consider as a possibility.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɑn.təmˌpleɪt/ /ˈkɒn.təmˌpleɪt/ en-us-contemplate.ogg

Word forms

contemplate contemplates contemplating contemplated

Etymology

First attested in the 1590s; borrowed from Latin contemplātus, the perfect active participle of contemplor (“to observe, survey, gaze (at), contemplate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). See also template.

Synonyms

examine

Related words

contemplation contemplative contemplator contemplatory contemplatrix

Derived words

contemplatable contemplate one's navel contemplatingly contemplatist recontemplate uncontemplated
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