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Word: Contemplate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 16th century: from Latin contemplat- ‘surveyed, observed, contemplated’, from the verb contemplari, based on templum ‘place for observation’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkɒntəmpleɪt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkɒntɛmpleɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
look thoughtfully for a long time at
Short Definition:look thoughtfully at
Examples:- he contemplated his image in the mirrors
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