en contemplating

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: Open Mind Common Sense contributors, English Wiktionary, and French Wiktionary
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Effects of contemplating

  • en action ➜
  • en deep thought ➜
  • en insights ➜
  • en revelation ➜
  • en revelations ➜
  • en arriving at a conclusion ➜
  • en arriving at a dillusion ➜
  • en become aware of unproductive actions ➜
  • en clear thought ➜
  • en coming to a conclusion ➜
  • en coming to a realization ➜
  • en you consider options ➜
  • en creating a new idea ➜
  • en deciding ➜
  • en deep thoughts ➜
  • en discovery ➜
  • en enlightenment ➜
  • en find answers to complex problems ➜
  • en to gain insight ➜
  • en a headache ➜
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contemplating is used for…

  • en thinking about something ➜
  • en finding meaning in something ➜
  • en analysis ➜
  • en avoiding decisions ➜
  • en being intellectual ➜
  • en cognition ➜
  • en coming to a decision ➜
  • en coming up with a new idea ➜
  • en coming up with new ideas ➜
  • en deciding what to do ➜
  • en discovering the truth ➜
  • en distinguishing between right and wrong ➜
  • en examining an argument ➜
  • en exploring an idea ➜
  • en gaining knowledge ➜
  • en introspection ➜
  • en making better decisions ➜
  • en making a decision ➜
  • en making a tough decision ➜
  • en realising abstract notions ➜
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contemplating requires…

  • en attention ➜
  • en concentration ➜
  • en thought ➜
  • en being able to think ➜
  • en a brain ➜
  • en the capacity for sentient thought ➜
  • en information ➜
  • en an inquiring mind ➜
  • en intelligence ➜
  • en intelligent thought ➜
  • en lucid thought ➜
  • en memory ➜
  • en a mind ➜
  • en peace and quiet ➜
  • en a quiet space ➜
  • en thinking ➜
  • en thinking, with your brain and stuff ➜
  • en thought and patience ➜
  • en understanding ➜

contemplating is a subevent of…

  • en you make a decision ➜
  • en come to a conclusion ➜
  • en consider all facts ➜
  • en you fall asleep ➜
  • en you learn something about yourself ➜
  • en previewing results ➜
  • en scratching ones head ➜
  • en silence ➜
  • en sit quietly ➜
  • en sitting ➜
  • en stare off into space ➜
  • en thinking ➜

Related terms

  • en contemplate ➜
  • en one who hesitates is lost ➜
  • en retrospective (a) ➜
  • it contemplatore (a) ➜
  • it retrospettiva (n) ➜
  • la contemplabundus (a) ➜
  • la contemplans ➜
  • la inspiciens ➜
  • la recolens ➜
  • mk се замисли (v) ➜

Root words

  • en contemplate ➜

Links to other resources

  • en.wiktionary.org contemplating
  • fr.wiktionary.org contemplating
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