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Detailed Synonyms for contemplative in English

contemplative:

contemplative adj

  1. contemplative
  2. contemplative
  3. contemplative
  4. contemplative
    – deeply or seriously thoughtful 1
    contemplative; reflective; pensive; pondering; brooding; musing; meditative; ruminative; broody
    – deeply or seriously thoughtful 1

contemplative [the ~] noun

  1. the contemplative
    – a person devoted to the contemplative life 1
    the contemplative
    – a person devoted to the contemplative life 1

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Related Definitions for "contemplative":

  1. deeply or seriously thoughtful1
  2. a person devoted to the contemplative life1

contemplate:

to contemplate verb (contemplates, contemplated, contemplating)

  1. to contemplate
    to contemplate; to reflect on; ponder on; to muse on; to meditate on
    • contemplate verb (contemplates, contemplated, contemplating)
    • reflect on verb (reflects on, reflected on, reflecting on)
    • ponder on verb
    • muse on verb (muses on, mused on, musing on)
    • meditate on verb (meditates on, meditated on, meditating on)
  2. to contemplate
    – consider as a possibility 1
    to contemplate
    – consider as a possibility 1
    • contemplate verb (contemplates, contemplated, contemplating)
      • I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job1
  3. to contemplate
    – think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes 1
    to contemplate; study; meditate
    – think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes 1
  4. to contemplate
    – look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought 1
    to contemplate
    – look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought 1
    • contemplate verb (contemplates, contemplated, contemplating)
      • contemplate one's navel1

Conjugations for contemplate:

present
  1. contemplate
  2. contemplate
  3. contemplates
  4. contemplate
  5. contemplate
  6. contemplate
simple past
  1. contemplated
  2. contemplated
  3. contemplated
  4. contemplated
  5. contemplated
  6. contemplated
present perfect
  1. have contemplated
  2. have contemplated
  3. has contemplated
  4. have contemplated
  5. have contemplated
  6. have contemplated
past continuous
  1. was contemplating
  2. were contemplating
  3. was contemplating
  4. were contemplating
  5. were contemplating
  6. were contemplating
future
  1. shall contemplate
  2. will contemplate
  3. will contemplate
  4. shall contemplate
  5. will contemplate
  6. will contemplate
continuous present
  1. am contemplating
  2. are contemplating
  3. is contemplating
  4. are contemplating
  5. are contemplating
  6. are contemplating
subjunctive
  1. be contemplated
  2. be contemplated
  3. be contemplated
  4. be contemplated
  5. be contemplated
  6. be contemplated
diverse
  1. contemplate!
  2. let's contemplate!
  3. contemplated
  4. contemplating
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "contemplate":

  1. consider as a possibility1
    • I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job1
  2. think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes1
  3. look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought1
    • contemplate one's navel1

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