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    contemplate

    US /ˈkɑntəmˌplet/

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    UK /'kɒntəmpleɪt/

    B1
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To consider whether you will do something
    I will contemplate your idea and tell you what I think about it
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To think deeply or carefully about something.
    I need some time to contemplate my future before making any decisions.

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    The Appeal of Rescuing Other People

    03:33The Appeal of Rescuing Other People
    • It's not that such care isn't fundamentally wanted, it's that it was never experienced and so has grown alien and frightening, a reminder of a wound we haven't been strong enough to contemplate, rage at and move on from.

      It's not that such care isn't fundamentally wanted, it's that it was never experienced and so has grown alien and frightening, a reminder of a wound we haven't been strong enough to contemplate, rage at and move on from.

    • It is not that such care isn't fundamentally wanted—it is that it was never experienced and so has grown alien and frightening, a reminder of a wound we haven't been strong enough to contemplate, rage at,

      It is not that such care isn't fundamentally wanted—it is that it was never experienced and so has grown alien and frightening, a reminder of a wound we haven't been strong enough to contemplate, rage at,

    B1

    Will we let AI decide for us?

    09:47Will we let AI decide for us?
    • We need entrepreneurs to bring a moral vision to contemplate about that.

      We need entrepreneurs to bring a moral vision to contemplate about that.

    • We need entrepreneurs to bring a moral vision to contemplate about that.

      We need entrepreneurs to bring a moral vision to contemplate about that.

    B1

    Game of Thrones Season 8 Trailer Explained

    13:23Game of Thrones Season 8 Trailer Explained
    • Jon stands in the Winterfell godswood - this is where Ned Stark came to pray and contemplate.

      Jon stands in the Winterfell godswood - this is where Ned Stark came to pray and contemplate.

    • This is where Ned Stark came to pray and contemplate.

      This is where Ned Stark came to pray and contemplate.

    B1

    25 Life-Changing Phrases: Say THIS When You DON’T Understand!

    15:1325 Life-Changing Phrases: Say THIS When You DON’T Understand!
    • but you need time to contemplate and fully understand its meaning.

      but you need time to contemplate and fully understand its meaning.

    • Well, let me contemplate.

      Well, let me contemplate.

    A2

    【耶穌基督的榮美】保羅華許 The Beauty of Jesus Christ - Paul Washer (Chinese)

    05:00【耶穌基督的榮美】保羅華許 The Beauty of Jesus Christ - Paul Washer (Chinese)
    • Psalm 119:18 is to me - "Open my eyes to contemplate the wonders of your law!"

      Psalm 119:18 is to me - "Open my eyes to contemplate the wonders of your law!"

    B1

    We are the Gods Now - Jason Silva at Sydney Opera House

    37:02We are the Gods Now - Jason Silva at Sydney Opera House
    • I do feel ecstatic when I contemplate these possibilities.

      I do feel ecstatic when I contemplate these possibilities.

    • And this idea of awe as a kind of reassuring quality and ability to contemplate our own existence and marvel at ourselves, as Sophocles says, "Manifold the wonders.

      And this idea of awe as a kind of reassuring quality and ability to contemplate our own existence and marvel at ourselves, as Sophocles says, "Manifold the wonders.

    B1

    When thoughts control machines | The Economist

    08:06When thoughts control machines | The Economist
    • AI, the thing we need to contemplate very seriously, for me, it's the best thing that could have ever happened to us.

      AI, the thing we need to contemplate very seriously, for me, it's the best thing that could have ever happened to us.

    • AI, the thing we need to contemplate very seriously,

      AI, the thing we need to contemplate very seriously,

    B1

    Film Theory: How to SURVIVE the Hunger Games pt. 1

    12:00Film Theory: How to SURVIVE the Hunger Games pt. 1
    • Cry and contemplate the sweet release of death?

      Cry and contemplate the sweet release of death?

    • Cry and contemplate the sweet release of death?

      Cry and contemplate the sweet release of death?

    B1

    Charles Darwin's "The Origin of Species"

    07:01Charles Darwin's "The Origin of Species"
    • It is interesting to contemplate an entangled bank clothed with many plants of many kinds, with birds singing on the bushes, with various insects splitting about,

      It is interesting to contemplate an entangled bank clothed with many plants of many kinds, with birds singing on the bushes, with various insects splitting about,

    • It is interesting to contemplate an entangled bank, clothed with many plants of many kinds,

      It is interesting to contemplate an entangled bank, clothed with many plants of many kinds,

    B1

    Identity Crisis: Why Defining Yourself by Your Career Is a Problem

    06:30Identity Crisis: Why Defining Yourself by Your Career Is a Problem
    • What happens is that the monks and nuns will contemplate those photos, and they will look at each one and say, that is me, and that is me.

      What happens is that the monks and nuns will contemplate those photos, and they will look at each one and say, that is me, and that is me.

    • And they'll go through this Maranissati nine-part death meditation, where they contemplate different stages of a body and a body in different states of decomposition, and they'll say, that's me, that's going to be me, that's me.

      And they'll go through this Maranissati nine-part death meditation, where they contemplate different stages of a body and a body in different states of decomposition, and they'll say, that's me, that's going to be me, that's me.

    A2