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English Dictionary: contemplate	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for contemplate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
contemplate v look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought; "contemplate one's navel" consider as a possibility; "I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job" think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study" Synonym(s): study, meditate, contemplate reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" Synonym(s): chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Contemplate \Con"tem*plate\, v. i. To consider or think studiously; to ponder; to reflect; to muse; to meditate. So many hours must I contemplate. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Contemplate \Con"template\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contemplated} (# [or] #); p. pr. & vb. n. {Contemplating}.] [L. contemplatus, p. p. of contemplari to contemplate; con- + templum a space for observation marked out by the augur. See {Temple}.] 1. To look at on all sides or in all its bearings; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study. To love, at least contemplate* and admire, What I see excellent. --Milton. We thus dilate Our spirits to the size of that they contemplate. --Byron. 2. To consider or have in view, as contingent or probable; to look forward to; to purpose; to intend. There remain some particulars to complete the information contemplated by those resolutions. --A. Hamilton. If a treaty contains any stipulations which contemplate a state of future war. --Kent. Syn: To view; behold; study; ponder; muse; meditate on; reflect on; consider; intend; design; plan; propose; purpose. See {Meditate}.