cogitate : 숙고하다, 곰곰히 생각하다
cogitation : 사고, 숙고, 고안, 생각
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to cogitate, means to think about something
it's just a formal way of saying to think quite hard about something
I'm not going to give you an answer right away, let me cogitate about it for a couple of days
it is to spend time thinking about something quite carefully
to mull it over
to take it under consideration
to reflect about something
I sat in the graden cogitating about what I was going to do about this problem
to contemplate
to give thought to
to give consideration to something
I spent all day cogitating the possible consequences of my decision
you are fed up with your job and you want a new job, you are cogitating about your career path
to cogitate on something
to cogitate about something
cogotation, deliberation, reflection, weighing up the pros and cons
after agonizing and cogitating about this for several days, I finally decided to buy the house
it's a big decision, I need to cogitate on this, I can't give you an answer right away
let me cogitate for a couple of days and I will get back to you about this
to meditate
to ponder
to mull over
to think deeply
to consider
to chew over
to think over
to excogitate
to reflect on
to puzzle over
to try to find a solution to
to ruminate about something
I told thim what I thought and he sat there silentlly cogitating on what he was going to say and then he answered me
to put your thinking cap on
to cerebrate
to deliberate
to weigh up the good and bad things about something
it's good to cogitate about how you are going to answer a question
to reflect on something
to go through the different scenarios
Formality : 6.5 - 7
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