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contemplates

contemplates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of contemplate.

Meaning of contemplate

Verb

contemplate (third-person singular simple present contemplates, present participle contemplating, simple past and past participle contemplated)

  1. To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider.
    • To love, at least contemplate and admire, / What I see excellent.1671, John Milton, “The First Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 1
    Synonyms:
    examine
  2. To consider as a possibility.
    • I contemplated doing the project myself, but it would have taken too long.

Phrases with contemplates

Questions about contemplates

What is contemplates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Contemplates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of contemplate.

Words near contemplates in the dictionary

  1. contemplate
  2. contemplate one's navel
  3. contemplated
  4. contemplated one's navel
  5. contemplaters
  6. contemplates
  7. contemplates one's navel
  8. contemplatest
  9. contemplateth
  10. contemplating
  11. contemplating one's navel

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