verb · transitive · rare

cogitate

cogitate · cogitates · cogitated · cogitating

обдумывать, размышлять

To meditate, to ponder, to think deeplyTo meditate, to ponder, to think deeply.

UK/ˈkəʊdʒɪteɪt/US/ˈkoʊd͡ʒɪteɪt/

Meaning

2 senses

(intransitive)To meditate, to ponder, to think deeply.
обду́мыватьobdúmyvatʹ, размышля́тьrazmyšljátʹ
(transitive)To consider, to devise.

More definitions

consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments

3 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

to meditate, to ponder, to think deeply:

First attested in 1570; borrowed from Latin cōgitātus, perfect passive participle of cōgit

First attested in 1570; borrowed from Latin cōgitātus, perfect passive participle of cōgitō (“to think”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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cogitates, cogitating, cogitated, cogitated

regular · Lesson

I, you, we, they	cogitate
he, she, it	cogitates

all persons

cogitated

I, you, we, they	have cogitated
he, she, it	has cogitated

all persons

will cogitate

2 synonyms

Close in meaning

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

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