CONTEMPLATE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • reflect deeply on a subject
   Synonym(s)
   • chew over (what does chew over mean?)
   • excogitate (what does excogitate mean?)
   • meditate (what does meditate mean?)
   • mull (what does mull mean?)
   • mull over (what does mull over mean?)
   • muse (what does muse mean?)
   • ponder (what does ponder mean?)
   • reflect (what does reflect mean?)
   • ruminate (what does ruminate mean?)
   • speculate (what does speculate mean?)
   • think over (what does think over mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) contemplate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • think (what does think mean?)
   • cogitate (what does cogitate mean?)
   • cerebrate (what does cerebrate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • premeditate (what does premeditate mean?)
   • theologize (what does theologize mean?)
   • theologise (what does theologise mean?)
   • introspect (what does introspect mean?)
   • bethink (what does bethink mean?)
   • cogitate (what does cogitate mean?)
   • wonder (what does wonder mean?)
   • question (what does question mean?)
   • puzzle (what does puzzle mean?)
   • study (what does study mean?)
   • consider (what does consider mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • meditation (what does meditation mean?)
   • speculation (what does speculation mean?)
   • contemplation (what does contemplation mean?)
   • reflection (what does reflection mean?)
   • reflexion (what does reflexion mean?)
   • rumination (what does rumination mean?)
   • musing (what does musing mean?)
   • thoughtfulness (what does thoughtfulness mean?)
   • muser (what does muser mean?)
   • muller (what does muller mean?)
   • ponderer (what does ponderer mean?)
   • ruminator (what does ruminator mean?)
   • muser (what does muser mean?)
   • muller (what does muller mean?)
   • ponderer (what does ponderer mean?)
   • ruminator (what does ruminator mean?)
   • muse (what does muse mean?)
   • muser (what does muser mean?)
   • muller (what does muller mean?)
   • ponderer (what does ponderer mean?)
   • ruminator (what does ruminator mean?)
   • contemplation (what does contemplation mean?)
   • reflection (what does reflection mean?)
   • reflexion (what does reflexion mean?)
   • rumination (what does rumination mean?)
   • musing (what does musing mean?)
   • thoughtfulness (what does thoughtfulness mean?)
   • contemplation (what does contemplation mean?)
   • reflection (what does reflection mean?)
   • reflexion (what does reflexion mean?)
   • rumination (what does rumination mean?)
   • musing (what does musing mean?)
   • thoughtfulness (what does thoughtfulness mean?)
   • muser (what does muser mean?)
   • muller (what does muller mean?)
   • ponderer (what does ponderer mean?)
   • ruminator (what does ruminator mean?)
   • meditation (what does meditation mean?)
   • speculation (what does speculation mean?)
2. Meaning
   • consider as a possibility
   Usage Example(s)
   • I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job
   Hypernyms(s) contemplate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • consider (what does consider mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
   • look at (what does look at mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • entertain (what does entertain mean?)
   • think of (what does think of mean?)
   • toy with (what does toy with mean?)
   • flirt with (what does flirt with mean?)
   • think about (what does think about mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • contemplation (what does contemplation mean?)
   • reflection (what does reflection mean?)
   • reflexion (what does reflexion mean?)
   • rumination (what does rumination mean?)
   • musing (what does musing mean?)
   • thoughtfulness (what does thoughtfulness mean?)
3. Meaning
   • think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
   Synonym(s)
   • meditate (what does meditate mean?)
   • study (what does study mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He is meditating in his study
   Hypernyms(s) contemplate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • think (what does think mean?)
   • cogitate (what does cogitate mean?)
   • cerebrate (what does cerebrate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • contemplation (what does contemplation mean?)
   • reflection (what does reflection mean?)
   • reflexion (what does reflexion mean?)
   • rumination (what does rumination mean?)
   • musing (what does musing mean?)
   • thoughtfulness (what does thoughtfulness mean?)
   • meditation (what does meditation mean?)
   • meditation (what does meditation mean?)
   • speculation (what does speculation mean?)
   • cogitation (what does cogitation mean?)
   • study (what does study mean?)
   • study (what does study mean?)
4. Meaning
   • look at thoughtfully
   • observe deep in thought
   Usage Example(s)
   • contemplate one’’s navel
   Hypernyms(s) contemplate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • view (what does view mean?)
   • consider (what does consider mean?)
   • look at (what does look at mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • contemplation (what does contemplation mean?)
   • reflection (what does reflection mean?)
   • reflexion (what does reflexion mean?)
   • rumination (what does rumination mean?)
   • musing (what does musing mean?)
   • thoughtfulness (what does thoughtfulness mean?)
   • contemplation (what does contemplation mean?)