Vocabulary
Contemplate
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
look thoughtfully for a long time at.
Urdu meaning
غور و فکر کرنا، نیت کرنا،ارادہ کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him.
Dawn Editorials —
Rahul and Gandhi`s talisman
— 2026-01-20
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Now contemplate which of these factors are historically at play in Pakistan?
Dawn Editorials —
`Failed` economic model
— 2025-12-27
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It is disturbing to contemplate what would happen in that instance.
Dawn Editorials —
Justice in retreat
— 2025-09-29
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The question to be asked is the following: are we so morally superior that we would never contemplate something so inhuman?
Dawn Editorials —
Expendable lives
— 2025-07-01
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and we cannot contemplate with equanimity disruptive forces that might jeopardise the peaceful progress ...
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Seventy-five years ago Pakistan for stability
— 2025-05-12
Synonyms
view, regard, examine, inspect, observe,
Antonyms
disregard, ignore, overlook
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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