contemplate
v.v. to think deeply and carefully about something for a long time. You use this when you are considering a big decision or looking at something beautiful.
v. to survey with the eyes or mind in a steady, thoughtful manner; to consider a potential course of action thoroughly. Transitive — requires a direct object or a gerund phrase.
I need some time alone to contemplate my future.
She sat by the lake for hours to contemplate the difficult career choice she had to make.
While some investors react impulsively to market fluctuations, others prefer to contemplate the long-term structural shifts in the economy before reallocating their capital.
First attested in the 1590s; borrowed from Latin contemplātus, the perfect active participle of contemplor (“to observe, survey, gaze (at), contemplate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). See also template.
The verb is transitive and can be followed by a noun or a gerund; it is rarely used with a 'to-infinitive'.
I am contemplating to move to SpainI am contemplating moving to SpainContemplate is followed by a gerund (-ing form), not an infinitive.