(v) take into consideration, have in view, Syn. flirt with, think of, think about, toy with, Example:He entertained the notion of moving to South America
[おもいをはせる, omoiwohaseru] (exp, v1) (See 思いを致す) to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)