contemplate
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/icons/point.icon CONSIDER, STUDY, CONTEMPLATE, WEIGH mean to think about in order to arrive at a judgment or decision.
CONSIDER may suggest giving thought to in order to reach a suitable conclusion, opinion, or decision.
e.g. refused even to consider my proposal
STUDY implies sustained purposeful concentration and attention to details and minutiae.
e.g. study the plan closely
CONTEMPLATE stresses focusing one's thoughts on something but does not imply coming to a conclusion or decision.
e.g. contemplate the consequences of refusing
WEIGH implies attempting to reach the truth or arrive at a decision by balancing conflicting claims or evidence.
e.g. weigh the pros and cons of the case
verb with object
look thoughtfully for a long time at:
｟かたく｠ 〈人が〉〈人･物〉をじっと見つめる, 凝視する
e.g. he sat on the carpet contemplating his image in the mirrors.
think about:
〈人が〉〈物･事〉を熟考する, じっくり考える(consider); もくろむ; 〖～ doing〗 …しようと考える; 〖～ wh節〗 …かどうか考える
e.g. the results of a trade war are too horrifying to contemplate.
no object think profoundly and at length; meditate:
沈思する, じっくり考える.
e.g. he sat morosely contemplating.
have in mind as a probable though not certain intention:
〈事など〉を想定する, ありえると思う; 〖～ wh節〗 …かを想定する
e.g. she was contemplating a gold mining venture.
DERIVATIVES
contemplator |ˈkän(t)əmˌplādər| noun
ORIGIN
late 16th century: from Latin contemplat- ‘surveyed, observed, contemplated’, from the verb contemplari, based on templum ‘place for observation’.