Contemplate and See

Contemplate

Contemplate verb - To give serious and careful thought to.

See is a synonym for contemplate in gaze at topic. In some cases you can use "See" instead a verb "Contemplate".

See

See verb - To form a mental picture of.
Usage example: I can't see that spoiled brat as a soldier at all

Contemplate is a synonym for see in think topic. Sometimes you can use "Contemplate" instead a verb "See", if it concerns topics such as perceive with eyes.

Nearby Words: seen, seeing

Common collocations

life contemplate life see life
problem contemplate problem see problem
future contemplate future see future
death contemplate death see death
Other words: times.

Both words in one sentence

  • We see him contemplate suicide more than once, and a deleted scene from the first film shows him picking up a prostitute for the sole purpose of just having someone to talk to.
  • To cap it all, she fails until the last minute to see this whole thing was a ruse by Corypheous to enslave the Grey Wardens, or even contemplate that the matter should even be thoroughly investigated before flying off the handle.
  • One poet notes that this development is not only fascinating to contemplate, but also gives him a new audience as well as we see him take a bow from an enthusiastic human audience to one of his readings.
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See and Contemplate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contemplate/see
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