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Webster 1913 Edition
Contemplate
Con′tem-plate
(?; 277)
, Verb.
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
What I see excellent.
contemplate
and admire,What I see excellent.
Milton.
We thus dilate
Our spirits to the size of that they
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.
Syn. – To view; behold; study; ponder; muse; meditate on; reflect on; consider; intend; design; plan; propose; purpose. See
Meditate
. Con′tem-plate
,Verb.
I.
To consider or think studiously; to ponder; to reflect; to muse; to meditate.
So many hours must I
contemplate
. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Contemplate
CONTEMPLATE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To view or consider with continued attention; to study; to meditate on. This word expresses the attention of the mind, but sometimes in connection with that of the eyes; as, to contemplate the heavens. More generally, the act of the mind only is intended; as, to contemplate the wonders of redemption; to contemplate the state of the nation and its future prospects.2.
To consider or have in view, in reference to a future act or event; to intend.A decree of the National Assembly of France, June 26, 1792, contemplates a supply from the United States of four millions of livres.
There remain some particulars to complete the information contemplated by those resolutions.
If a treaty contains any stipulations which contemplate a state of future war.
CONTEMPLATE
,Verb.
I.
He delights to contemplate on the works of creation.
Definition 2024
contemplate
contemplate
English
Verb
contemplate (third-person singular simple present contemplates, present participle contemplating, simple past and past participle contemplated)
- 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.
- Milton
- To love, at least contemplate and admire, / What I see excellent.
- Byron
- We thus dilate / Our spirits to the size of that they contemplate.
- Milton
- To consider as a possibility.
- A. Hamilton
- There remain some particulars to complete the information contemplated by those resolutions.
- Kent
- If a treaty contains any stipulations which contemplate a state of future war.
- 2013 July 20, “The attack of the MOOCs”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:
- Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete.
- I contemplated doing the project myself, but it would have taken too long.
- A. Hamilton
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:ponder
Translations
think about something in a concentrated manner
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Derived terms
References
- “contemplate” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
Italian
Verb
contemplate
- second-person plural present indicative of contemplare
- second-person plural imperative of contemplare
- feminine plural of contemplato