Dictionary Entry
contemplate
contemplate is a 11-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To look at on all sides or in all its bearings; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
11 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 22 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To look at on all sides or in all its bearings; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study.
- 2transitive verb
To consider or have in view, as contingent or probable; to look forward to; to purpose; to intend.
- 3intransitive verb
To consider or think studiously; to ponder; to reflect; to muse; to meditate.
- 4verb
reflect deeply on a subject
"I mulled over the events of the afternoon"
"philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"
- 5verb
consider as a possibility
"I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job"
- 6verb
think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
"He is meditating in his study"
- 7verb
look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
"contemplate one's navel"
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