CONTEMPLATE

[verb] - to spend time considering (a possible future action), or to consider (one particular thing) for a long time in a serious and quiet wayI'm contemplating going abroad for a year. [+ verb-ing]You're not contemplating a change of job, are you? [T]She stared into the mirror, contemplating her skin rash. [T]It's too awful/horrific/dangerous to contemplate. [I]