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contamination from the accident at the nuclear power plant

con • tem • plate / ' kantэmpleIt / verb

( con . tem . plates , con . tem . plat . ing , con . tem plat . ed )

to think about something, or the possibility of doing something

After losing her job, she contemplated going back to school.

con • tem • po • rar • y 1 awl

/ 1эп' tempЭ|reri / adjective

belonging to the present time contemporary art —SYNONYM modern

belonging to the same time as someone or something else

con • tem • po • rar • y 2 awl

/ 1эп ' tempЭ|reri / noun [ count ] ( plural con . tem . po . rar . ies )

a person who lives or does something at the same time as someone else

con • tempt / 1эп' tempt / noun [ noncount ]

the feeling that someone or something is without value and does not deserve any respect at all She looked at him with contempt .

con • tent 1 / 1эп ' tent / adjective

happy or satisfied with what you have

She is not content with the money she has — she wants more.

con • tent2 / ' kantent / noun 1 contents [ plural ] what is inside something

poured the contents of the bottle into a bowl. The contents page of a book tells you what is in it.

[ singular ] the main ideas or facts in a book, an essay, a speech, etc.

The content of the essay is good, but there are too many spelling mistakes.

con • tent•ed / 1эп' tentэd / adjective

соп.tain .erФ /kan'temar/ noun [count ]

a thing that you can put other things in. Boxes and bottles

are containers

happy or satisfied, especially because your life is good a contented smilecon • test / ' kantest / noun [ count ]

a game or competition that people try to win a beauty contest

con • tes • tant / kan ' testant / noun [ count ]

a person who tries to win a contest There are six contestants in the race.

con • textAWL / ' kantekst / noun [ count ]

the situation in which something happens or that caused something to happen

Let me put the event into context . the historical context of the Civil War

( english language arts ) the words that come before and after another word or sentence

You can often understand the meaning of a word by looking at its context.

соп .ti . nent Ф / 'kantsnsnt/ noun [ count ]

( geography ) one of the seven main areas of land in the world, for example Africa, Asia, or Europe

con • ti • nen • tal / |kanta ' nentl / adjective

a continental climate

con • tin • u • al / kan tinyual / adjective

happening often

We have had continual problems with this machine.

con • tin • u • al • ly / kan ' tinyuali / adverb He is continually late for work.

СОП .tin .ue O/bn'tmyu/ verb ( con tin • ues , con • tin u • ing , con • tin ued )

to not stop happening or doing something If the pain continues, see your doctor.

The rain continued all afternoon.

to start again after stopping

Let's have lunch now and continue the meeting this afternoon.

to go farther in the same direction

We continued along the path until we came to the river.

con • tin • u • ing ed • u • ca • tion

/ kan ' tinyuiq |ed3a 'keijn / noun [ noncount ]

classes for adults that are not part of the formal education

system

continuing education courses in photography and graphic design

—Look at higher education .

con • ti • nu • i • ty / |kanta ' nuati / noun [noncount ]

continuing without stopping, or staying the same

Staying with the same doctor provides continuity in your

treatment.

con • tin • U . OUS Ф / kon'tmyuos / adjective