Contemplate
[v] reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
[v] consider as a possibility; "I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job"
[v] think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study"
[v] look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought; "contemplate one's navel"
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Synonyms
chew over, excogotate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over
Related Terms
aim, anticipate, be abstracted, bear in mind, behold, bone, brood, brood over, chew over, chew the cud, con, consider, debate, deliberate, deliberate over, design, dig, digest, dread, drift, drill, elucubrate, entertain thoughts of, envisage, envision, ex