transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkän-təm-ˌplāt, -ˌtem- ]
verb
( -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 -ˌplā-tər noun