consider, think about; look at
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Contemplated Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(imp. & p. p.)
of Contemplate
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. Aboutof Contemplate
Verb
1. look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought; "contemplate one's navel"
(hypernym) view, consider, look at
(derivation) contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness
2. consider as a possibility; "I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job"
(hypernym) consider, take, deal, look at
(hyponym) entertain, think of, toy with, flirt with, think about
(derivation) contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness
3. think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study"
(synonym) study, meditate
(hypernym) think, cogitate, cerebrate
(derivation) contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness
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"
(synonym) chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
(hypernym) think, cogitate, cerebrate
(hyponym) premeditate
(derivation) contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness
