contemplated
SayKON-tuhm-play-tid/ˈkɑn.təmˌpleɪtɪd/UK/ˈkɒn.təmˌpleɪtɪd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of contemplate.
He contemplated the painting in silence for several minutes.
The board contemplated several options before reaching a decision.
Note
One spelling does two jobs here. On its own after a subject it is the simple past (she contemplated the offer); after have or be it is the participle, in the perfect (had contemplated leaving) or the passive (a move long contemplated). The object usually tells you which meaning of contemplate is in play: a view or a painting is studied with attention, while a plan or a step is weighed as a possibility.
contemplated is a form of contemplate
contemplate, verb: To think about something as a possible course of action or likely outcome. Full entry
- Forms
- contemplatecontemplates he/she/itcontemplating -ing formcontemplated past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- contemplate → contemplated: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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