1 a (+ object) : to think deeply or carefully about (something) I stopped to contemplate (=ponder) what might have happened. He contemplated the meaning of the poem for a long time. Life without them is too awful to contemplate. Read More …
1 a (+ object) : to think deeply or carefully about (something) I stopped to contemplate (=ponder) what might have happened. He contemplated the meaning of the poem for a long time. Life without them is too awful to contemplate. Read More …
1 a : (+ object) : to set (something) on fire : to cause (something) to burn : LIGHT ignite a bonfire The fire was ignited by sparks. b : (no object) : to begin burning : to catch fire Read More …
1 : to move faster : to gain speed (no object) She stepped on the gas and the car accelerated. The plane accelerated down the runway. (+ object) She stepped on the gas and accelerated the car. 2 : to Read More …
1 : (no object) : to leave a ship or airplane The plane’s crew members were the last ones to disembark. Passengers disembarked (=debarked) from the ship. – opposite EMBARK 2 : (+ object) : to remove (something or someone) Read More …
(count) 1 a : a large amount of rain that suddenly falls in an area The deluge caused severe mudslides. b : a situation in which a large area of land becomes completely covered with water : FLOOD the biblical Read More …