Verb: contemplate 'kón-tum,pleyt
- Look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
"contemplate one's navel"
- Consider as a possibility
"I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job"
- Think deeply about a subject or question over a period of time
"The scientist must stop to observe and start to contemplate";
- chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
- Think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
"She contemplated the meaning of life";
- study, meditate
Derived forms: contemplated, contemplates, contemplating
Type of: cerebrate, cogitate, consider, look at, take, think, view
Encyclopedia: Contemplate