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Common collocations with contemplate in American Collocation

contemplate verb

US /ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪt/

when you are emphasizing something

even

Have these details clear in your mind before you even contemplate looking at a new property.

seriously

seriously

There were times when she seriously contemplated suicide.

think about doing something

action
dismissal
divorce
marriage
move
possibility
purchase
retirement
suicide

A very practical book for people contemplating retirement.

think about what something is like

beauty
career
fate
future
meaning
prospect

I devoted only a small amount of time to contemplating my future career.

be prepared
refuse

They refused to contemplate the possibility of defeat.

The impact of another major incident is almost too awful to contemplate.