contemplating
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Contemplate \Con"tem*plate\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contemplated (# or #); p. pr. & vb. n. Contemplating.] [L. contemplatus, p. p. of contemplari to contemplate; con- + templum a space for observation marked out by the augur. See Temple.]
1.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. [1913 Webster]
To love, at least contemplate and admire, What I see excellent.— Milton.[1913 Webster]
We thus dilate Our spirits to the size of that they contemplate.— Byron.[1913 Webster]
2.To consider or have in view, as contingent or probable; to look forward to; to purpose; to intend. [1913 Webster]
There remain some particulars to complete the information contemplated by those resolutions.— A. Hamilton.[1913 Webster]
If a treaty contains any stipulations which contemplate a state of future war.— Kent.
Syn: To view; behold; study; ponder; muse; meditate on; reflect on; consider; intend; design; plan; propose; purpose. See Meditate. [1913 Webster]