Associations to the word «Contemplate»

Wiktionary

CONTEMPLATE, 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.
CONTEMPLATE, verb. To consider as a possibility.

Dictionary definition

CONTEMPLATE, verb. Look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought; "contemplate one's navel".
CONTEMPLATE, verb. Consider as a possibility; "I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job".
CONTEMPLATE, verb. Think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study".
CONTEMPLATE, verb. Reflect deeply on a subject; "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".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats