contemplate
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
contemplate /ˈkɒntɛmpleɪt, -təm-/
▶verb look at thoughtfully.
■ think about.
■ think profoundly and at length.
■ have as a probable intention.
– derivatives
contemplator noun.
contemplator noun.
– origin C16: from L. contemplat-, contemplari ‘survey, observe, contemplate’, based on templum ‘place for observation’.
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