- Contemplating
- Contemplate Con"tem*plate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Contemplated} (# or #); p. pr. & vb. n. {Contemplating}.]
[L. contemplatus, p. p. of contemplari to contemplate; con- +
templum a space for observation marked out by the augur. See
{Temple}.]
1. 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.
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To love, at least contemplate and admire, What I see excellent. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
We thus dilate Our spirits to the size of that they contemplate. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
2. To consider or have in view, as contingent or probable; to look forward to; to purpose; to intend. [1913 Webster]
There remain some particulars to complete the information contemplated by those resolutions. --A. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
If a treaty contains any stipulations which contemplate a state of future war. --Kent.
Syn: To view; behold; study; ponder; muse; meditate on; reflect on; consider; intend; design; plan; propose; purpose. See {Meditate}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
