Contemplate
(verb)
- To think deeply and carefully about something.
- To consider something with attention and in detail.
- To meditate on something.
Origin:
From the latin contemplare, meaning "to observe, consider", from con- meaning "with" + templum meaning "a place for observing".
Examples:
- She contemplated the meaning of life.
- He contemplated the beauty of the sunset.
- The monk contemplated the nature of existence.
- She contemplated the possibility of moving to another city.
- He contemplated the idea of starting a business.