Definition of contemplates

"contemplates" in the verb sense

1. contemplate

look at thoughtfully observe deep in thought

"contemplate one's navel"

2. contemplate

consider as a possibility

"I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job"

3. study, meditate, contemplate

think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes

"He is meditating in his study"

4. chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate

reflect deeply on a subject

"I mulled over the events of the afternoon"

"philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"

"The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

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Quotations for contemplates

Logic works; metaphysic contemplates. [ Joubert ]

He that contemplates hath a day without night. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

Wisdom never contemplates what will make a happy man. [ Aristotle ]

He that contemplates on his bed hath a day without a night. [ Proverb ]

He that will often put eternity and the world before him, and who will dare to look steadfastly at both of them, will find that the more often he contemplates them, the former will grow greater, and the latter less. [ Colton ]

contemplates in Scrabble®

The word contemplates is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 18

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters contemplates:

CONTEMPLATES
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (87 words)

acetone, alecost, alpeens, amplest, apostle, calmest, cantles, caplets, cements, cenotes, cleanse, clement, cleomes, coalmen, compels, compete, contest, costate, empanel, emplace, emplane, enamels, encalms, encamps, enclasp, enclose, enolase, enolate, lactone, lactose, laments, lancets, lateens, latents, leanest, leantos, leptons, locates, maltose, mantels, mantles, meanest, menaces, mettles, mottles, neatest, nepotal, nettles, octanes, octants, octenes, oleates, omelets, onestep, openest, pacemen, palette, patents, pectate, pectens, pectose, peltate, pencase, pentose, planets, plasmon, polecat, postman, postmen, poteens, pottles, scalene, septate, spelean, stomate, talents, tampons, tapemen, teapots, telecom, teleost, telnets, tempest, temples, toecaps, tomcats, topmast

 

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contemplates in Words With Friends™

The word contemplates is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 23

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters contemplates:

CONTEMPLATES
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Seven Letter Word Alert: (87 words)

acetone, alecost, alpeens, amplest, apostle, calmest, cantles, caplets, cements, cenotes, cleanse, clement, cleomes, coalmen, compels, compete, contest, costate, empanel, emplace, emplane, enamels, encalms, encamps, enclasp, enclose, enolase, enolate, lactone, lactose, laments, lancets, lateens, latents, leanest, leantos, leptons, locates, maltose, mantels, mantles, meanest, menaces, mettles, mottles, neatest, nepotal, nettles, octanes, octants, octenes, oleates, omelets, onestep, openest, pacemen, palette, patents, pectate, pectens, pectose, peltate, pencase, pentose, planets, plasmon, polecat, postman, postmen, poteens, pottles, scalene, septate, spelean, stomate, talents, tampons, tapemen, teapots, telecom, teleost, telnets, tempest, temples, toecaps, tomcats, topmast

 

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