contemplate

/kˈɒntɪmplˌe‍ɪt/

/ˈkɑntəmˌpɫeɪt/

[verbe]

to contemplate

[VERBE]

MAIN VERB

contempler

to think about something particular

envisager

to spend a considerable amount of time thinking about a possible future option in a serious and quiet way

Exemples

1. She thinks like a philosopher and contemplates the deeper meaning and purpose of life.

2. The philosopher delved into abstract theories of ethics, contemplating the nature of right and wrong.

3. Seriously contemplating suicide.

4. The Homestead law contemplated continuous maintenance by a homesteader and his family of an actual home on the land to the exclusion of a home elsewhere.

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