contemplate Pronunciation: /ˈkɒntəmpleɪt/Translate contemplate | into French | into Italian | into Spanish German translation of contemplatev.t. 1 betrachten; (mentally) nachdenken über (+ Akk.) 2 (expect) rechnen mit (consider) contemplate sth./doing sth. = an etw. (Akk.) denken/daran denken, etw. zu tuncontemplate in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of contemplate in the British & World English dictionary Definition of contemplate in the US English dictionary