Main Entry: con·tem·plate

Pronunciation: \ˈkän-təm-ˌplāt, -ˌtem-\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): con·tem·plat·ed; con·tem·plat·ing

Etymology: Latin contemplatus, past participle of contemplari, from com- + templum space marked out for observation of auguries — more at temple

Date: circa 1533

transitive verb 1 : to view or consider with continued attention : meditate on <contemplate the vastness of the universe>
2 : to view as contingent or probable or as an end or intention <contemplate marriage>intransitive verb : ponder, meditate

synonyms see consider

— con·tem·pla·tor \-ˌplā-tər\ noun