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contemplateverb to give serious and careful thought toshe contemplated the problem for several hours before reaching a decision chew over, cogitate, consider, debate, deliberate, entertain, eye, kick around, meditate, mull (over), perpend, ponder, pore (over), question, revolve, ruminate, study, think (about or over), turn, weigh, wrestle (with) muse (upon), reflect (on or upon), reminisceanalyze, explore, reviewconclude, reasonsecond-guess, speculate (about)brood (about or over), dwell (on or upon), fixate (on or upon), fret (about or over), obsess (about or over)believe, conceive, opineabsorb, assimilate, digest, drink (in) beat one's brains out (about), chew on, cudgel one's brains (about), look at disregard, ignore, overlook, slightdismiss, pooh-pooh(also pooh), reject to have in mind as a purpose or goalhe waited patiently, contemplating revenge all the while aim, allow(chiefly Southern & Midland), aspire, calculate, design, go(chiefly Southern & Midland), intend, look, mean, meditate, plan, propose, purport, purpose dream, hope, wishconsider, debate, mull (over), ponderattempt, endeavor, strive, struggle, tryplot, schemeaccomplish, achieve, effect, execute, perform figure on consider, study, contemplate, weigh mean to think about in order to arrive at a judgment or decision.consider may suggest giving thought to in order to reach a suitable conclusion, opinion, or decision.refused even to consider my proposal study implies sustained purposeful concentration and attention to details and minutiae.study the plan closely contemplate stresses focusing one's thoughts on something but does not imply coming to a conclusion or decision.contemplate the consequences of refusing weigh implies attempting to reach the truth or arrive at a decision by balancing conflicting claims or evidence.weigh the pros and cons of the case ca. 1533 |