cogitate

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cog·i·tate

C0460600 (kŏj′ĭ-tāt′)intr. & tr.v. cog·i·tat·ed, cog·i·tat·ing, cog·i·tates To take careful thought or think carefully about; ponder. See Synonyms at think.

[Latin cōgitāre, cōgitāt- : co-, intensive pref.; see co- + agitāre, to consider; see agitate.]

cog′i·ta′tor n.

cogitate

(ˈkɒdʒɪˌteɪt) vbto think deeply about (a problem, possibility, etc); ponder[C16: from Latin cōgitāre, from co- (intensive) + agitāre to turn over, agitate] ˈcogiˌtatingly adv ˌcogiˈtation n ˈcogiˌtator n

cog•i•tate

(ˈkɒdʒ ɪˌteɪt)

v. -tat•ed, -tat•ing. v.i. 1. to ponder; meditate. v.t. 2. to think about; devise. [1555–65; < Latin cōgitātus, past participle of cōgitāre=co- co- + agitāre; see agitate] cog′i•ta`tor, n.

cogitate

Past participle: cogitated
Gerund: cogitating

Imperative
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Present
I cogitate
you cogitate
he/she/it cogitates
we cogitate
you cogitate
they cogitate

Preterite
I cogitated
you cogitated
he/she/it cogitated
we cogitated
you cogitated
they cogitated

Present Continuous
I am cogitating
you are cogitating
he/she/it is cogitating
we are cogitating
you are cogitating
they are cogitating

Present Perfect
I have cogitated
you have cogitated
he/she/it has cogitated
we have cogitated
you have cogitated
they have cogitated

Past Continuous
I was cogitating
you were cogitating
he/she/it was cogitating
we were cogitating
you were cogitating
they were cogitating

Past Perfect
I had cogitated
you had cogitated
he/she/it had cogitated
we had cogitated
you had cogitated
they had cogitated

Future
I will cogitate
you will cogitate
he/she/it will cogitate
we will cogitate
you will cogitate
they will cogitate

Future Perfect
I will have cogitated
you will have cogitated
he/she/it will have cogitated
we will have cogitated
you will have cogitated
they will have cogitated

Future Continuous
I will be cogitating
you will be cogitating
he/she/it will be cogitating
we will be cogitating
you will be cogitating
they will be cogitating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been cogitating
you have been cogitating
he/she/it has been cogitating
we have been cogitating
you have been cogitating
they have been cogitating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been cogitating
you will have been cogitating
he/she/it will have been cogitating
we will have been cogitating
you will have been cogitating
they will have been cogitating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been cogitating
you had been cogitating
he/she/it had been cogitating
we had been cogitating
you had been cogitating
they had been cogitating

Conditional
I would cogitate
you would cogitate
he/she/it would cogitate
we would cogitate
you would cogitate
they would cogitate

Past Conditional
I would have cogitated
you would have cogitated
he/she/it would have cogitated
we would have cogitated
you would have cogitated
they would have cogitated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	cogitate - consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mindmeditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, chew over, think over, excogitate, reflect, ruminate, speculate, contemplate - reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
	2.	cogitate - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"cerebrate, thinkpuzzle over - try to solverationalise, rationalize - think rationally; employ logic or reason; "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize"think - have or formulate in the mind; "think good thoughts"philosophise, philosophize - reason philosophicallybrainstorm - try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about itmeditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, chew over, think over, excogitate, reflect, ruminate, speculate, contemplate - reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"reason - think logically; "The children must learn to reason"conclude, reason, reason out - decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"meditate, contemplate, study - think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study"plan - make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family"associate, colligate, link, relate, tie in, connect, link up - make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"focus, pore, rivet, center, centre, concentrate - direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"devote, pay, give - dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"think about - have on one's mind, think about actively; "I'm thinking about my friends abroad"; "She always thinks about her children first"think - ponder; reflect on, or reason about; "Think the matter through"; "Think how hard life in Russia must be these days"think - decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting; "Can you think what to do next?"

cogitate

verb think, consider, reflect, contemplate, deliberate, muse, ponder, meditate, mull over, ruminate He was silent as he cogitated on what she had just said.

cogitate

verb1. To think or think about carefully and at length:chew on (or over), consider, contemplate, deliberate, entertain, excogitate, meditate, mull, muse, ponder, reflect, revolve, ruminate, study, think, think out, think over, think through, turn over, weigh.Idioms: cudgel one's brains, put on one's thinking cap, rack one's brain.2. To use the powers of the mind, as in conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and making judgments:cerebrate, deliberate, ratiocinate, reflect, speculate, think.Idioms: put on one's thinking cap, use one's head.

Translations

慎重考虑

cogitate

(ˈkodʒiteit) verb to think carefully. （慎重）考虑 ˌcogiˈtation noun深思熟虑

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verb think

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verb to think or think about carefully and at length

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verb to use the powers of the mind, as in conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and making judgments

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verb consider carefully and deeply

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verb use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments

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