contemplation

1. (countable, uncountable)The act of contemplating; being highly concentrated in thought; musing.

   Near-synonyms: meditation, cogitation; see also Thesaurus:attention, Thesaurus:consideration

   Betrachtung

   размышле́ниеrazmyšlénije, разду́мьеrazdúmʹje

2. (countable, uncountable)Holy meditation.

   Near-synonyms: devotions, prayer

   Meditation

   созерца́ниеsozercánije, медита́цияmeditácija, благочести́вые размышле́нияblagočestívyje razmyšlénija

3. (countable, uncountable)The act of looking forward to a future event.

   Near-synonym: anticipation

   Erwarten

   предвкуше́ниеpredvkušénije

4. (countable, uncountable)The state of being considered or planned.

   Near-synonyms: consideration, planning, proposal

   contemplation of port facility expansion

1. What serious contemplation are you in?

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2. A trivial problem doesn't require long contemplation.

   deEin triviales Problem erfordert kein langes Nachdenken.

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3. He watches the world in quiet contemplation.

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4. The young man was completely absorbed in the contemplation of her beauty.

   deDer junge Mann war völlig vereinnahmt von der Versenkung in ihre Grazie.

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5. Matthew sat in quiet contemplation, watching the embers of the campfire slowly fade away.

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