contemplate (
http://definr.com/contemplate)
v 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" [syn:
study,
meditate]
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" [syn: {chew
over},
think over,
meditate,
ponder,
excogotate,
muse,
reflect,
mull,
mull over,
ruminate,
speculate]