Contemplate

v. t.	1.	To look at on all sides or in all its bearings; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study. [imp. & p. p. Contemplated (# or #); p. pr. & vb. n. Contemplating.] To love, at least contemplate and admire, What I see excellent. Milton. - Milton. We thus dilate Our spirits to the size of that they contemplate. - Byron.
	2.	To consider or have in view, as contingent or probable; to look forward to; to purpose; to intend. There remain some particulars to complete the information contemplated by those resolutions. - A. Hamilton. If a treaty contains any stipulations which contemplate a state of future war. - Kent.
v. i.	1.	To consider or think studiously; to ponder; to reflect; to muse; to meditate. So many hours must I contemplate. - Shak.

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

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