HOW TO PRONOUNCE
contemplate
/ˈkɑn.təmˌpleɪt/
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What does contemplate mean?
verb
- 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.
- To consider as a possibility.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈkɑn.təmˌpleɪt/
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But he dreaded to contemplate Thomasin wedded to the mere corpse of a lover that he now felt himself to be.
But there are certain other considerations which should have weight when we contemplate this life and its efficacy as an example.
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We did not contemplate making butter with one cow, as we thought so large a household would consume all the milk.
She shut herself up, which her rule allowed her to do, and hid herself, every time that she desired to contemplate it.
“It was my idea running a ribbon through the gauging,” she said proudly, drawing back to contemplate the blouse she was trimming.