contemplate
verb
[ ˈkɒntɛmpleɪt ]
• look thoughtfully for a long time at.
• "he contemplated his image in the mirrors"
Similar:
look at,
view,
regard,
examine,
inspect,
observe,
survey,
study,
scrutinize,
scan,
stare at,
gaze at,
eye,
take a good look at,
behold,
Origin:
late 16th century: from Latin contemplat- ‘surveyed, observed, contemplated’, from the verb contemplari, based on templum ‘place for observation’.
