Bible Dictionaries
Contemplate

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. i.) To consider or think studiously; to ponder; to reflect; to muse; to meditate.

(2):

(v. t.) To consider or have in view, as contingent or probable; to look forward to; to purpose; to intend.

(3):

(v. t.) To look at on all sides or in all its bearings; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Contemplate'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/contemplate.html. 1828.