cogitateverb [ I ]
uk/ˈkɒdʒ.ɪ.teɪt/us/ˈkɑː.dʒə.teɪt/formalto spend time thinking very carefully about a subject
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Thinking and contemplating
- -ly
- agonize over/about sth
- chew
- chew sth over
- chew the cud idiom
- chew your cud idiom
- depth
- lateral thinking
- let me see/let's see idiom
- let's see idiom
- meditate
- puzzle
- rack
- reflect
- the thought crosses sb's mind idiom
- think sth out
- think sth over
- think sth through
- thinking
- worry
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cogitation
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌkɒdʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌkɑː.dʒəˈteɪ.ʃən/
Examples from literature
- 'Let me see,' said the manager cogitating after dinner.
- Hal looked doubtful, and seemed to cogitate.
- Here she began actively and seriously to cogitate.
- There was no reply to the summons, and I was cogitating upon my next move when, happening to press against the door with my hand, I discovered that it was not latched.
- While he was cogitating over this he heard a shrill whistle from below.