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Dictionary definition for: Contemplate

1. (v) look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought; "contemplate one''s navel"

2. (v) consider as a possibility; "I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job"

3. (v) think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study"

4. (v) 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"

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