Contemplate

contemplate
verb

1. To direct the eyes on an object: consider, eye, look, view. Idiom: clap (or lay) (or set) one's eyes on. See see
2. To think or think about carefully and at length: chew on or over , cogitate, consider, deliberate, entertain, excogitate, meditate, mull, muse 1, ponder, reflect, revolve, ruminate, study, think, think out, think over, think through, turn over, weigh. Idioms: cudgel one's brains, put on one's thinking cap, rack one's brain. See thoughts
3. To have in mind as a goal or purpose: aim, design, intend, mean 1, plan, project, propose, purpose, target. Regional: mind. See planned, purpose