cogitate
verb (used without object)
to think hard; ponder; meditate.
have been cogitating
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present perfect progressiveof cogitate.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Spurred on by the emergence of unexpected events and personalities onto the world stage, I have been cogitating deeply on the questions of where we’ve been and where we’re heading.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2017
“It is something that we have been cogitating for a while,” she said.
From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2010
For long I have been cogitating it and my mind is now firmly made up.
From Fibble, D.D. by Tony Sarg
Might I not at 315 that very instant have been cogitating on the characters of Saturn and Ops?...
From Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame by Sidney Colvin
"I have been cogitating," said Easelmann, twisting his moustaches.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 19, May, 1859 by Various
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