Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Contemplate"

A: Considering deeply

A: think hard about

A: Contemplate means to look thoughtfully for a long time or to think about.

A: to look at something with great attention for some time

A: @cmy921921: Contemplate means to look at or view with continued attention;observe or study thoughtfully.Example:To contemplate the stars.

A: She was contemplating going abroad.
They are contemplating the new situation.

A: "I contemplated over the decision" "I'll contemplate over it" it is a stronger version of the word think.

A: They contemplated their images in the mirror.

I am contemplating whether I should go to the beach or not.

I would like a minute to just sit and contemplate.

He contemplated sending the letter for the longest time.

These synonyms should be beneficial: look at, view, examine, inspect, think about, meditate on/over, consider, ponder, reflect on/about, dwell on

A: "She contemplated going to the store."

"The man was contemplating on whether he should buy the red shoes or the black ones."

"The teacher contemplated becoming a doctor. "

"I'm contemplating on going to college. "

A: Contemplate- think about with serious thought

"He contemplated on if he made the right choice."
"She contemplated the meaning of life"

A: They’re the same
“He contemplated the math problem.” is the same as “He pondered over the math problem.”
However, contemplated is used more often than ponder

Contemplate it better to use than ponder to sound more natural

A: Contemplate is more used in a more extreme way. You would contemplate something that is a big deal, but would ponder on something that is much more smaller.

Ex.
I’m contemplating on moving across the world.

I’m pondering if I should go to the mall today.

A:

Gazing is the ‘act of looking’ intently at something often with admiration or wonder, while contemplating is the ‘act of thinking’ about something.


I gazed at the night sky.
He could only gaze at her in astonishment.

She sat still, contemplating the meaning of life.
We stood side by side looking out over our backyard and contemplated how to improve our marriage.

A: Good question. Contemplate implies thinking about something for a long time. It is usually used to describe thinking about abstract ideas, philosophic questions, or religious beliefs. Consider is more general. Example: "She contemplated the painting." The person is thinking very carefully about the painting and what it represents. Maybe, she thinks the painting is very moving or significant. "She considered the painting." She is thinking about the painting, but we don't know if the painting is important to her.

A: They are synonyms and canbe used in the same, sometimes.
The thought of a nuclear war between Ameerica and Russia is to horrible to contemplate. I wouldn't use ponder instead of contemplate in that sentence.
I was contempleting the situation I found myself in when he interrupted my thoughts. I could have used pondering in that sentence.
I think I need to contemplate changing jobs.
He pondered his next words thouroughly.
I thought he was pondering what I said until he spoke up.
He wrote to his family saying that he would contemplate moving in order to live in Spain.
Both words could be replaced with "think about" or thought".
I took many of these examples from online dictionaries

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A: 응시하다/예상하다/정관하다

A: like this

A: I'm contemplating X or Y (do not use between)
You can also use contemplate alone - I am contemplating letting him go.
I am trying to decide between X and Y (here, between is OK)

A: I am contemplating as to which subject I should pick.

A: "I'm contemplating weather to go there or not" sounds more natural, but very formal.

"I'm thinking about going, but I'm not sure yet" sounds less formal, and more natural.