contemplate
(verb)
verb
1. look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
- contemplate one's navel
Definition categories: perception, consider, view
2. consider as a possibility
- I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job
Definition categories: cognition, consider, deal, take
3. think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
Similar word(s): meditate, study
Definition categories: cognition, cerebrate, cogitate, think
4. reflect deeply on a subject
Similar word(s): excogitate, meditate, mull, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate
Definition categories: cognition, cerebrate, cogitate, think
Sentences with contemplate as a verb:
- I contemplated doing the project myself, but it would have taken too long.