contemplatively
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con·tem·pla·tive
(kən-tĕm′plə-tĭv, kŏn′təm-plā′-)adj.
Disposed to or characterized by contemplation. See Synonyms at pensive.
n.
1. A person given to contemplation.
2. A member of a religious order that emphasizes meditation.
con·tem′pla·tive·ly adv.
con·tem′pla·tive·ness n.
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Translations
بِصورَة تَأمُّلِيَّه
přemýšlivězamyšleně
fordybet
szemlélõdõen
íhugandi
derin düşüncelere dalarak
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
contemplatively
adv → nachdenklich; sit also → in Gedanken
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
contemplate
(ˈkontəmpleit) verb1. to think seriously (about). I was contemplating (= feeling inclined towards) having a holiday; She contemplated her future gloomily.
2. to look thoughtfully at. The little boy stood contemplating himself in the mirror.
ˌcontemˈplation nouncontemplative (kənˈtemplətiv) , ((American) ˈkontəmpleitiv) adjective
conˈtemplatively adverb
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