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English verb: contemplate | |||
| 1. | contemplate (perception) look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought | ||
| Samples | Contemplate one's navel. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | consider, look at, view | ||
| 2. | contemplate (cognition) consider as a possibility | ||
| Samples | I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | consider, deal, look at, take | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | entertain, flirt with, think about, think of, toy with | ||
| 3. | contemplate (cognition) think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes | ||
| Samples | He is meditating in his study. | ||
| Synonyms | meditate, study | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cerebrate, cogitate, think | ||
| 4. | contemplate (cognition) reflect deeply on a subject | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | chew over, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cerebrate, cogitate, think | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bethink, cogitate, consider, introspect, premeditate, puzzle, question, study, theologise, theologize, wonder | ||
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