contemplate

One entry found for contemplate.

Main Entry: con·tem·plate
Pronunciation: 'kän-t&m-"plAt, -"tem-
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -plat·ed; -plat·ing
Etymology: Latin contemplatus, past participle of contemplari, from com- + templum space marked out for observation of auguries -- more at TEMPLE
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
synonym see CONSIDER
- con·tem·pla·tor /-"plA-t&r/ noun