1. (v. t.) To fix the mind on, with a view to a careful examination; to think on with care; to ponder; to study; to meditate on.

2. (v. t.) To look at attentively; to observe; to examine.

3. (v. t.) To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect.

4. (v. t.) To estimate; to think; to regard; to view.

5. (v. i.) To think seriously; to make examination; to reflect; to deliberate.

6. (v. i.) To hesitate.

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