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[transitive] to think about whether you should do something, or how you should do something synonym consider, think about/of contemplate something You're too young to be contemplating retirement. contemplate doing something I have never contemplated living abroad.
contemplate only with a gerund (ing) propose with either, but apply the doubl-ing rule: in other words, try to avoid having two -ing words in immediate succession. But there is another difference. "I propose to do x" means that "I" am the subject of "to do". "I propose doing x" does not.
to spend time considering a possible future action, or to consider one particular thing for a long time in a serious way: [ T ] The owner of the team contemplated moving his football club to another city. [ T ] Sharon is contemplating going to graduate school.
Apr 6, 2021 · Verb 1. If you contemplate an action, you think about whether to do it or not. Verb 2: If you contemplate an idea or subject, you think about it carefully for a long time. Verb 3: If you contemplate something or someone, you look at them for a long time. He contemplated his hands, still frowning.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English con‧tem‧plate /ˈkɒntəmpleɪt $ ˈkɑːn-/ verb 1 [transitive] to think about something that you might do in the future SYN consider He had even contemplated suicide. contemplate doing something Did you ever contemplate resigning? see thesaurus at think 2 [transitive] to accept the possibility tha...
The meaning of CONTEMPLATE is to view or consider with continued attention : meditate on. How to use contemplate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Contemplate.
1. If you contemplate an action, you think about whether to do it or not. [...] 2. If you contemplate an idea or subject, you think about it carefully for a long time. [...] 3. If you contemplate something or someone, you look at them for a long time. [...]
