contemplate

contemplate
transitive verb
1) betrachten; (mentally) nachdenken über (+ Akk.)
2) (expect) rechnen mit; (consider) in Betracht ziehen

contemplate something/doing something — an etwas (Akk.) denken/daran denken, etwas zu tun

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['kontəmpleit]
verb
1) (to think seriously (about): I was contemplating (= feeling inclined towards) having a holiday; She contemplated her future gloomily.) nachdenken
2) (to look thoughtfully at: The little boy stood contemplating himself in the mirror.) betrachten
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con·tem·plate
[ˈkɒntəmpleɪt, AM ˈkɑ:n-]
I. vi nachdenken
II. vt
▪ to \contemplate sth
1. (gaze at) etw betrachten
2. (consider) etw erwägen [o in Erwägung ziehen]; (reflect upon) über etw akk nachdenken
to \contemplate suicide an Selbstmord denken
he would never \contemplate suicide Selbstmord käme für ihn niemals infrage
▪ to \contemplate doing sth erwägen [o mit dem Gedanken spielen], etw zu tun
3. (intend, have in mind) an etw akk denken
it's too awful to \contemplate schon der bloße Gedanke daran ist einfach schrecklich
▪ to \contemplate doing sth daran denken, etw zu tun
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['kɒntempleɪt]
vt
1) (= look at) betrachten
2) (= think about, reflect upon) nachdenken über (+acc); (= consider) changes, a purchase, action, accepting an offer in Erwägung ziehen, erwägen (geh); a holiday denken an (+acc)

he contemplated the future with some misgivings — er sah der Zukunft mit einem unguten Gefühl entgegen

he would never contemplate violence — der Gedanke an Gewalttätigkeit würde ihm nie kommen

it's too awful to contemplate — schon der Gedanke (daran) ist zu entsetzlich

3) (= expect) voraussehen
4)

(= intend) to contemplate doing sth — daran denken, etw zu tun

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contemplate [ˈkɒntempleıt; -təm-; US ˈkɑn-]
A v/t
1. (nachdenklich) betrachten
2. nachdenken oder (nach)sinnen über (akk)
3. erwägen, ins Auge fassen, vorhaben, beabsichtigen (alle:
doing zu tun):
contemplate suicide sich mit Selbstmordgedanken tragen
4. erwarten, rechnen mit
5. (geistig) betrachten, sich befassen mit: → navel 1
B v/i nachdenken, (nach)sinnen (beide:
about, on über akk)
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transitive verb
1) betrachten; (mentally) nachdenken über (+ Akk.)
2) (expect) rechnen mit; (consider) in Betracht ziehen

contemplate something/doing something — an etwas (Akk.) denken/daran denken, etwas zu tun

* * *
v.
betrachten v.

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