When I contemplate the sea, I feel calm.
Source: tatoeba (22215)
Contemplate
//ˈkɑn.təmˌpleɪt//
Synonyms for "contemplate" (152 found)
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Closest matches (31)
Strong matches (45)
Related words (76)
lucubratemeanmeditatemindmull overmusemuse onmuse overnoteobserveogleogle atperceiveperpendperuseplanplay around withplay withplunge intoponder
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ponder overporepore overpracticepredictpresumeprojectproposepurposepuzzlereadreckonreflectregardregard studiouslyrestudyreviewrevolveroamruminateruminate overscanscrupulousscrutinizeseesee aheadsee beforehandsize upspeculatesurveyswottake a longtake for grantedtake stock ofthinkthink aboutthink ofthink overtoy withtraversevetviewvisualizewade throughweigh
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5 entriesderived
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2 entrieshas last_subevent
3 entrieshas prerequisite
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manner of
2 entriesmotivated by_goal
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
Translations
48 translations across 28 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- σκοπέω verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
Armenian
1 entries- դիտարկել verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
Bulgarian
1 entries- обмислям verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᎠᏓᏅᏖ verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
Dutch
3 entries- beschouwen verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
- contempleren verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
- overwegen verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
Finnish
4 entries- mietiskellä verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
- pohdiskella verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
- pohtia verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
- suunnitella verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
French
3 entries- contempler verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
- envisager verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
- étudier verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
German
2 entries- kontemplieren verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
- nachsinnen verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
Greek
1 entries- συλλογίζομαι verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
Hebrew
1 entries- הִתְבּוֹנֵן verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
Hindi
2 entries- चिंतन verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
- मनन verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
Hungarian
2 entries- elmélkedik verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
- szemlél verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
Interlingua
1 entries- contemplar verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
Italian
2 entries- considerare verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
- contemplare verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
Japanese
1 entries- 熟考する verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
Latin
3 entries- dispecto verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
- inspicio verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
- meditor verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
Māori
3 entries- huritao verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
- taute verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
- whakaaroaro verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
Norwegian
1 entries- vurdere verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
Persian
1 entries- تفکر کردن verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
Portuguese
1 entries- contemplar verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
Romanian
3 entries- chibzui verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
- contempla verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
- cugeta verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
Russian
1 entries- размышля́ть verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- cnuasaich verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
- meòraich verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
Spanish
1 entries- contemplar verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
Swedish
2 entries- betänka verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
- överväga verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
Turkish
2 entries- düşünmek verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
- yoğunlaşmak verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
Vietnamese
1 entries- nghĩ verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
Yup'ik
1 entries- umyuaqvagluni verb (think about something in a concentrated manner)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
In early youth, as we contemplate our coming life, we are like children in a theatre before the curtain is raised, sitting there in high spirits and eagerly waiting for the play to begin.
Source: tatoeba (678620)
Just as it is better to illuminate than merely to shine, so to pass on what one has contemplated is better than merely to contemplate.
Source: tatoeba (827211)
You are the star I contemplate.
Source: tatoeba (1359359)
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