Verb
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"