v.
Pronunciation: ' kän-t ə m- ˌ pl ā t, - ˌ tem-
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -plat · ed ; -plat · ing
Etymology: Latin contemplatus, past participle of contemplari, from com- + templum space marked out for observation of auguries ― more at TEMPLE
Date: circa 1533
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
synonyms see CONSIDER
– con · tem · pla · tor \ - ˌ pl ā -t ə r \ noun