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to cogitate
01
to think carefully about something
Intransitive: to cogitate | to cogitate on a subject
Examples
During the meeting, she took a moment to cogitate before expressing her opinion.
02
to think carefully about or plan something, often with the intention of coming up with a solution or idea
Transitive: to cogitate an idea or solution
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
cogitate
3rd person singular
cogitates
Present participle
cogitating
Past simple
cogitated
Past participle
cogitated
Examples
He cogitated a new approach to solving the problem.
Lexical Tree
cogitation
cogitative
cogitate
cogit
