contemplate

英['kɒntempleɪt;-təm-] 美['kɑntəmplet]

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"

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"