contemplates
- 1Third-person singular simple present indicative of contemplate.
The board contemplates a merger with its largest rival.
She quietly contemplates her next move while the others argue.
Note
The -s form that a singular subject calls for in the present: he, she, it or the board contemplates, while I, you, we and they contemplate. It carries both meanings of the verb unchanged. Contemplating a view or a painting means studying it with sustained attention; contemplating a merger or a resignation means weighing it as a possibility. The object usually tells you which, since the second kind is something that has not happened yet.
contemplates 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 → contemplates: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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