cogitate
verb (used without object)
to think hard; ponder; meditate.
cogitated
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past participleof cogitate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof cogitate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
cogitateverb (used without object)to think hard; ponder; meditate.
Example Sentences
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He went back to Down House, cogitated for a decade or more and came up with a second book, Descent of Man, in 1871.
From National Geographic ● Jun. 18, 2017
Arthur William Bell, Bailiff of Guernsey, cogitated on the bench.
From Time Magazine Archive
Philosopher-dramatist Pirandello cogitated, frowned, beamed at last upon his honorably quarrelsome friends, invited them to a garden party, suggested that they bring swords.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week, in the hushed, unhurried atmosphere of the 14th floor executive suite of G.M.'s grey stone fortress in Detroit, Jim Roche cogitated aloud about the state of business.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the lieutenant just nodded, cogitated a bit, and then picked up the phone.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
