contemplar
Meanings
Verb
1. to contemplate
2. to behold
3. to regard
4. to envisage (neologism)
5. to foresee, anticipate, prevent (neologism, anglicism)
Examples15
Contemplé el mar durante horas.
I gazed at the sea for hours.
El maestro me contempló por un tiempo.
The teacher contemplated me for a while.
Contemplaba la imagen.
He contemplated the image.
Eres la estrella que contemplo.
You are the star I contemplate.
Generaciones futuras contemplarán tu estatua.
Future generations will admire your statue.
¡Contempla! La belleza de las estaciones.
Behold! The beauty of the seasons.