To collect one's thoughts; to take thought; to recollect oneself, return to oneself. Obsolete.

To recollect; to think about, reflect on (in some uses without the idea of recollection). transitive (reflexive). With reflexive pronoun but no…

intransitive. to descend into (also within) oneself: to sink into deep meditation, consideration, or thought.

transitive. To touch, feel, or handle with the fingers; to fidget with or examine using the fingers, esp. restlessly or repeatedly.

intransitive. To engage in reflection (reflection, n. 7); to consider, meditate.

intransitive. To reflect; to consider. Usually with with (oneself). Obsolete.

transitive. To turn (the mind, thought, etc.) inwards upon itself; to direct (one's thinking or effort) to that which is internal or spiritual.

to soliloquize or meditate after the manner of Hamlet.

intransitive or absol. To look within; to examine one's own thoughts or feelings.