The meaning of CONTEMPLATE is to view or consider with continued attention : meditate on. How to use contemplate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Contemplate.

CONTEMPLATE definition: to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully. See examples of contemplate used in a sentence.

Definition of contemplate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.

CONTEMPLATING definition: 1. present participle of contemplate 2. to spend time considering a possible future action, or to…. Learn more.

Before you accept a job offer, or a college's offer of admission, you should take time to contemplate the pros and cons of your decision. If you contemplate something, you think about it carefully.

1. to think seriously (about).

If you contemplate an action, you think about whether to do it or not. For a time he contemplated a career as an army medical doctor. [VERB noun] She contemplates leaving for the sake of the kids. …