contemplate

contemplate
[ˈkɒntempleɪt]
verbo transitivo
1contemplar (look at, consider)
  • to contemplate doing something -> contemplar (la posibilidad de) hacer algo

contemplate [kon-tem-pleit]
1Contemplar, estudiar, meditar (ponder/position, alternatives).
2Proyectar, formar intención.
  • She’s contemplating a trip to China -> está pensando o proyectando hacer un viaje a la China (consider possibility)
  • I contemplated phoning her -> pensé (en) llamarla
3Contemplar (look at).
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
4Contemplar, detener el entendimiento en la consideración de alguna cosa; meditar, divagar. (n)
va.

contemplate [ˈkɒntempleɪt]
verb:transitive
1 (gaze at) contemplar
he contemplated his reflection in the mirror
I contemplate the future with misgiving el futuro lo veo dudoso
2 (consider) contemplar; (reflect upon) considerar
we contemplated a holiday in Spain nos planteamos unas vacaciones en España; he contemplated suicide pensó en suicidarse; to contemplate doing sth pensar en hacer algo; when do you contemplate doing it? ¿cuándo se propone hacerlo?
3 (expect) contar con
I don't contemplate a refusal from him do you contemplate any difficulties?

Verb Conjugation for "contemplate"

Imperative
  • contemplate
  • you contemplate
  • he/she contemplates
  • we contemplate
  • you contemplate
  • they contemplate
Preterite
  • I contemplated
  • you contemplated
  • he/she contemplated
  • we contemplated
  • you contemplated
  • they contemplated
Present Continuous
  • I am contemplating
  • you are contemplating
  • he/she is contemplating
  • we are contemplating
  • you are contemplating
  • they are contemplating
Present Perfect
  • I have contemplated
  • you have contemplated
  • he/she has contemplated
  • we have contemplated
  • you have contemplated
  • they have contemplated
Past Continuous
  • I was contemplating
  • you were contemplating
  • he/she was contemplating
  • we were contemplating
  • you were contemplating
  • they were contemplating
Past Perfect
  • I had contemplated
  • you had contemplated
  • he/she had contemplated
  • we had contemplated
  • you had contemplated
  • they had contemplated
Future
  • I will contemplate
  • you will contemplate
  • he/she will contemplate
  • we will contemplate
  • you will contemplate
  • they will contemplate
Future Perfect
  • I will have contemplated
  • you will have contemplated
  • he/she will have contemplated
  • we will have contemplated
  • you will have contemplated
  • they will have contemplated
Future Continuous
  • I will be contemplating
  • you will be contemplating
  • he/she will be contemplating
  • we will be contemplating
  • you will be contemplating
  • they will be contemplating
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been contemplating
  • you have been contemplating
  • he/she has been contemplating
  • we have been contemplating
  • you have been contemplating
  • they have been contemplating
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been contemplating
  • you will have been contemplating
  • he/she will have been contemplating
  • we will have been contemplating
  • you will have been contemplating
  • they will have been contemplating
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been contemplating
  • you had been contemplating
  • he/she had been contemplating
  • we had been contemplating
  • you had been contemplating
  • they had been contemplating

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