contemplar
to contemplate
verb kohn-tem-PLAHR Less Common
Origin: from Latin contemplari
Also means
to consider
Usage Note
Contemplar can mean gazing at something (contemplar el paisaje — to gaze at the landscape) or, in legal and formal registers, to provide for or include something (la ley contempla este caso — the law covers this case). The second sense is common in official documents and can catch learners off guard.
Examples
"Me quedé contemplando el mar."
Natural Translation
I stayed gazing at the sea.
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