Contemplate | Mean of contemplate in English Dictionary

/ˈkɑːntəmˌpleɪt/

• Verb
• to think deeply or carefully about (something)
1. I stopped to contemplate [=ponder] what might have happened.
2. He contemplated the meaning of the poem for a long time.
3. Life without them is too awful to contemplate. [=too awful to even think about]
• to think deeply
1. I'd like some time to just sit and contemplate.
• to think about doing (something)
1. She's contemplating moving to the city. = She's contemplating a move to the city.
2. They're contemplating marriage. [=they're thinking about getting married]

• to look carefully at (something)
1. She stood and quietly contemplated the scene that lay before her.