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contemplatesverbpresent tense third-person singular of contemplate to give serious and careful thought toshe contemplated the problem for several hours before reaching a decision chews over, cogitates, considers, debates, deliberates, entertains, eyes, kicks around, meditates, mulls (over), perpends, ponders, pores (over), questions, revolves, ruminates, studies, thinks (about or over), turns, weighs, wrestles (with) muses (upon), reflects (on or upon), reminiscesanalyzes, explores, reviewsconcludes, reasonssecond-guesses, speculates (about)broods (about or over), dwells (on or upon), fixates (on or upon), frets (about or over), obsesses (about or over)believes, conceives, opinesabsorbs, assimilates, digests, drinks (in) beats one's brains out (about), chews on, cudgels one's brains (about), looks at disregards, ignores, overlooks, slightsdismisses, pooh-poohs(also poohs), rejects to have in mind as a purpose or goalhe waited patiently, contemplating revenge all the while aims, allows(chiefly Southern & Midland), aspires, calculates, designs, goes(chiefly Southern & Midland), intends, looks, means, meditates, plans, proposes, purports, purposes dreams, hopes, wishesconsiders, debates, mulls (over), pondersattempts, endeavors, strives, struggles, triesplots, schemesaccomplishes, achieves, effects, executes, performs figures on |