Contemplate - Definition

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