- contemplate - look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought; "contemplate one's navel"
--1 is one way to view, consider, look at
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun contemplation2, noun contemplation1
Somebody ----s something
- contemplate - consider as a possibility; "I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job"
--2 is one way to consider, take, deal, look at
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun contemplation2
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
- study, meditate, contemplate - think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study"
--3 is one way to think, cogitate, cerebrate
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun contemplation2
Somebody ----s
- chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate - 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"
--4 is one way to think, cogitate, cerebrate
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun contemplation2
Somebody ----s PP