contemplate, v.
(contemplated, contemplates, contemplating)
freq. cnt. 21
(contemplated, contemplates, contemplating)
freq. cnt. 21
look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8
contemplate
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"contemplate one's navel"verb frames
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consider as a possibility
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7
contemplate
sample sentences
"I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job"verb frames
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think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2
contemplate meditate study
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"He is meditating in his study"verb frames
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reflect deeply on a subject
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 48 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
chew over contemplate excogitate meditate mull mull over muse ponder reflect ruminate speculate think over
sample sentences
"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"
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