| Front | contemplate |
|---|---|
| Back | BrE /ˈkɒntəmpleɪt/NAmE /ˈkɑːntəmpleɪt/ verb 1 [transitive] to think about whether you should do sth, or how you should do sth consider, think about/of~ sth You're too young to be contemplating retirement. ~ doing sth I have never contemplated livingabroad. ~ how/what, etc… He continued while shecontemplated how to answer. 2 [transitive] to think carefully about and accept the possibility of sth happening ~ sth The thought of war is too awful to contemplate. ~ how/what, etc… I can't contemplate what it would be like to be alone. ~ that… She contemplated that things might get even worse. 3 [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sth) (formal) to think deeply about sth for a long time to contemplate your future She lay in bed, contemplating. 4 [transitive] ~ sb/sth (formal) to look at sb/sth in a careful way for a long time (＝stare at) She contemplated him in silence. He sat there, contemplating his fingernails. |
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