contemplated
SayKON-tuhm-play-tid/ˈkɑn.təmˌpleɪtɪd/UK/ˈkɒn.təmˌpleɪtɪd/
- 1Past tense of contemplate. Use this form for thinking carefully about something earlier.
She contemplated the question for a long time before answering.
We contemplated taking a different road home.
Note
contemplated is a form of contemplate
contemplate, verb: To think about doing something, or about whether something might happen. 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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