contemplate
KON-tum-playtverbMeaning to think long and carefully about something, or to look at it thoughtfully
Memory hook con-tem-PLATE: staring at the PLATE, thinking. Dev stares at the last slice of pizza on the plate for a long time: eat it or save it for his sister? He contemplates the question.
Rosa sat on the dock to contemplate the sunset.
In context Before accepting the job overseas, Jamal took a week to contemplate the choice, weighing what he would gain against everything he would leave behind.
Similar ponder, mull over, reflect on, consider
Opposite ignore, disregard
From Latin contemplari, “to observe carefully,” from templum, an open space marked out for watching the sky.