Contemplate
Purpose
Purpose verb - To have in mind as a purpose or goal.
Usage example: I've been purposing to fix that thing for some time now
Contemplate is a synonym for purpose in intend topic. You can use "Contemplate" instead a verb "Purpose", if it concerns topics such as anticipation, planned, set one's sights on.
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Both words in one sentence
- To get over this hurdle, he instead decides to contemplate his inability to contemplate his purpose in life. Trippy.
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Contemplate Our Navels: Lumina and Void both do this, carrying on about their purpose and loneliness.
Source: Video Game / Sonic Shuffle - We see him contemplate suicide more than once, and a deleted scene from the first film shows him picking up a prostitute for the sole purpose of just having someone to talk to.
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