"contemplate" in the verb sense
1. contemplate
look at thoughtfully observe deep in thought
"contemplate one's navel"
2. contemplate
consider as a possibility
"I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job"
3. study, meditate, contemplate
think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
"He is meditating in his study"
4. chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
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"
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