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Meanings of
contemplate
in English
Portuguese
contemplar
Catalan
contemplar
Spanish
contemplar
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Reflect deeply on a subject.
think
study
reflect
speculate
muse
ponder
meditate
mull
ruminate
excogitate
Portuguese
contemplar
To reckon as being possible in the future.
consider
Synonyms
Examples for "
consider
"
consider
Examples for "
consider
"
1
The Transport Agency said people should
consider
working from home if possible.
2
So, second, the government must
consider
reforming the current risk assessment procedures.
3
Gao said he may
consider
building plants outside China in the future.
4
This is also a great year to
consider
a new fitness regime!
5
The EU will
consider
all necessary measures to protect its security interests.
Usage of
contemplate
in English
1
Their purpose: to
contemplate
change in the way scientific secrets are kept.
2
Fernandez later said his economic plans did not
contemplate
a debt default.
3
We're allowing the audience to really
contemplate
and think about what's happening.
4
Should those who have the military power to intervene
contemplate
doing so?
5
I didn't want to
contemplate
what had gone so wrong that Mr.
6
She could not
contemplate
the idea of the smoky Vicarage at Rawtenbeck.
7
The fact is not pleasing to
contemplate
;
but it must be faced.
8
But to
contemplate
it is one thing; to experience it is another.
9
This process has made me
contemplate
a fundamental conflict of progressive organizing.
10
The general plan of attack did not
contemplate
any advance from here.
11
We
contemplate
the immediate task of putting our public household in order.
12
They
contemplate
the dress, not the characters of the company they keep.
13
Logan told the captain that he really didn't want to
contemplate
that.
14
My mind is disquiet; I cannot rest nor
contemplate
as I should.
15
The thought that she might be wrong was too frightening to
contemplate
.
16
Now we
contemplate
wielding global powers previously imagined only in science fiction.
Other examples for "contemplate"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
contemplate
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
contemplate with
contemplate the possibility
contemplate how
contemplate life
contemplate such
More collocations
Translations for
contemplate
Portuguese
contemplar
cogitar
refletir
meditar
ponderar
Catalan
contemplar
reflexionar
meditar
rumiar
ponderar
Spanish
contemplar
reflexionar
meditar
ponderar
Contemplate
through the time
Contemplate
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common