meaning of contemplate
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.
2. To consider or have in view, as contingent or probable; to look forward to; to purpose; to intend.
3. To consider or think studiously; to ponder; to reflect; to muse; to 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
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