# contemplate

- **Language:** English
- **Level:** C1 (Advanced)
- **Part of speech:** verb
- **Pronunciation:** /ˈkɒntəmpleɪt/
- **English:** to think about something for a long time
- **Persian:** تأمل کردن، به فکر فرو رفتن

## Example

> He contemplated leaving his job.
> او به ترک شغلش فکر می‌کرد.

## Word forms

- noun: contemplation

## Synonyms

ponder, consider

## Common phrases

- contemplate the future
- seriously contemplate
- contemplate doing

## Related words

- [consider](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/consider): to think carefully about something before deciding (B1)
- [arbitrary](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/arbitrary): decided by chance or personal choice rather than by reason (C1)
- [bias](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/bias): an unfair preference for or against someone or something (C1)
- [discrepancy](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/discrepancy): a difference between things that should be the same (C1)
- [ostensibly](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/ostensibly): seeming to be true but possibly not (C1)
- [paradox](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/paradox): a situation or statement that seems impossible but may be true (C1)
- [pragmatic](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/pragmatic): dealing with problems in a practical, sensible way (C1)
- [scrutiny](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/scrutiny): careful and detailed examination (C1)

Source: https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/contemplate