contemplate

«contemplate» in Mova's school dictionary: To look at something quietly for a long time and think… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (contemplates, contemplated, contemplating)

meaning for a pupil

1) To look at something quietly for a long time and think about it. tree →

2) To think about doing something; to consider it. tree →

sense in the lessons

in tales, a hero stares at a thing or thinks hard before a choice: the girl contemplated the glowing lake.

examples

• She sat contemplating the stars. tree →
• He contemplated the painting for an hour. tree →
• I am contemplating a trip to the seaside. tree →
• We contemplated the problem before we answered. tree →

note

nothing for maths.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «contemplate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.