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contemplate

UK: /ˈkɒn.təm.pleɪt/ US: /ˈkɑːn.t̮əm-/ [contemplated, contemplating]

Translation

v [t]
plantearse
He was contemplating changing his holiday destination
Se estuvo planteando cambiar el destino de sus vacaciones
considerar
constr. to contemplate + doing sth
contemplar
(Definition of contemplate v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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