Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to contemplate
Participle: contemplated
Gerund: contemplating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | contemplate |
| you | contemplate |
| he;she;it | contemplates |
| we | contemplate |
| you | contemplate |
| they | contemplate |
Perfect
| I | have contemplated |
| you | have contemplated |
| he;she;it | has contemplated |
| we | have contemplated |
| you | have contemplated |
| they | have contemplated |
Past
| I | contemplated |
| you | contemplated |
| he;she;it | contemplated |
| we | contemplated |
| you | contemplated |
| they | contemplated |
Pluperfect
| I | had contemplated |
| you | had contemplated |
| he;she;it | had contemplated |
| we | had contemplated |
| you | had contemplated |
| they | had contemplated |
Future
| I | will contemplate |
| you | will contemplate |
| he;she;it | will contemplate |
| we | will contemplate |
| you | will contemplate |
| they | will contemplate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have contemplated |
| you | will have contemplated |
| he;she;it | will have contemplated |
| we | will have contemplated |
| you | will have contemplated |
| they | will have contemplated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | contemplate |
| you | contemplate |
| he;she;it | contemplate |
| we | contemplate |
| you | contemplate |
| they | contemplate |
Perfect
| I | have contemplated |
| you | have contemplated |
| he;she;it | have contemplated |
| we | have contemplated |
| you | have contemplated |
| they | have contemplated |
Imperfect
| I | contemplated |
| you | contemplated |
| he;she;it | contemplated |
| we | contemplated |
| you | contemplated |
| they | contemplated |
Pluperfect
| I | had contemplated |
| you | had contemplated |
| he;she;it | had contemplated |
| we | had contemplated |
| you | had contemplated |
| they | had contemplated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would contemplate |
| you | would contemplate |
| he;she;it | would contemplate |
| we | would contemplate |
| you | would contemplate |
| they | would contemplate |
Perfect
| I | would have contemplated |
| you | would have contemplated |
| he;she;it | would have contemplated |
| we | would have contemplated |
| you | would have contemplated |
| they | would have contemplated |
Imperative
| you | contemplate |
| we | Let's contemplate |
| you | contemplate |
Verbs conjugated like 'contemplate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'contemplate'
contemperate,
constellate,
contabulate,
contaminate,
copperplate,
costimulate,
template,
antevolate,
boilerplate,
cantillate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- To think about something in a concentrated manner or for an extended period of time. To think deeply about something; to ponder or consider.
- ponder
- meditate
- muse, consider, ponder, think, brood, weigh
- intend
- project, aim, design, mean, plan, purpose
Antonyms
- meditate
- disregard, dismiss, neglect, ignore
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
First attested in the 1590s; borrowed from Latin contemplātus, the perfect active participle of contemplor (“to observe, survey, gaze (at), contemplate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). See also template.
Sample Sentences
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[...] how very kind some of the passengers were, in volunteering to go ashore in this same boat: for the general good, of course: not by any means because they thought the ship in an unsafe position, or contemplated the possibility of her heeling over in case the tide were running out. Nor was it less amusing to remark how desperately unpopular the poor pilot became in one short minute. He had had his passage [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] had, together with a beautiful prospect of the adjacent country. In one of the ornamented portions of the building, there is a figure of Justice; whereunto the Guide Book says, ‘the artist at first contemplated giving more of nudity, but he was warned that the public sentiment in this country would not admit of it, and in his caution he has gone, perhaps, into the opposite extreme. ’ Poor Justice ! she [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] with trees. Dreary and uninteresting as its aspect is, I was glad to the heart to find anything on which one of the curses of this horrible institution has fallen; and had greater pleasure in contemplating the withered ground, than the richest and most thriving cultivation in the same place could possibly have afforded me.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] interests, and a slave who has manhood or principle enough to resist his will. There is, actually, nothing to protect the slave's life, but the _character_ of the master. Facts too shocking to be contemplated occasionally force their way to the public ear, and the comment that one often hears made on them is more shocking than the thing itself. It is said, “ Very likely such cases may now and then occur, [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Do you have romantic feelings for Mr. Stutzman ? No. So you 've never contemplated
(Amish Affair)