Cogitate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈæsᵻɾiz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪskˈeɪdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪskˈeɪdʒ/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈæsᵻɾiz/.

Examples

I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cerebrate think

Parts of Speech

verb	consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
verb	use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments “I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere”

Word Forms

cogitative	adjective	given to cogitation
cogitation	noun	a carefully considered thought about something
thought	noun	the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
think	noun	an instance of deliberate thinking
thinker	noun	an important intellectual
thinking	noun	the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
cerebration	noun	the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nachdenken

Überlegen Sie sorgfältig und gründlich; darüber nachdenken; im Kopf umdrehen

🇫🇷French

réfléchir

réfléchissez attentivement et profondément ; réfléchir; se retourner dans son esprit

🇪🇸Spanish

meditar

considere cuidadosa y profundamente; reflexionar sobre; dar vueltas en la mente

🇮🇹Italian

cogitare

considerare attentamente e profondamente; riflettere; girare nella propria mente

🇳🇱Dutch

overpeinzen

denk zorgvuldig en diep na; reflecteren op; in iemands gedachten omdraaien

🇵🇹Portuguese

cogitar

considere cuidadosa e profundamente; refletir sobre; virar na mente

🇷🇺Russian

размышлять

рассмотреть внимательно и глубоко; задуматься; перевернуться в уме

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सोच-विचार करना

ध्यान से और गहराई से विचार करें; विचार करना; किसी के मन में पलटना

🇧🇩Bengali

চিন্তা করা

সাবধানে এবং গভীরভাবে বিবেচনা করুন; প্রতিফলিত করা একজনের মনে ঘুরা

🇮🇳Tamil

யோசனை செய்

கவனமாகவும் ஆழமாகவும் கருதுங்கள்; பிரதிபலிக்கவும்; ஒருவரின் மனதில் திரும்பவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆలోచించు

జాగ్రత్తగా మరియు లోతుగా పరిగణించండి; ప్రతిబింబించు; ఒకరి మనస్సులో తిరగండి

🇮🇳Marathi

विचार करणे

काळजीपूर्वक आणि खोलवर विचार करा; चिंतन करणे एखाद्याच्या मनात उलटणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિચારવું

કાળજીપૂર્વક અને ઊંડાણપૂર્વક વિચાર કરો; પર પ્રતિબિંબિત કરવું; કોઈના મગજમાં ફેરવવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಯೋಚಿಸು

ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಮತ್ತು ಆಳವಾಗಿ ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಿ; ಪ್ರತಿಬಿಂಬಿಸಿ; ಒಬ್ಬರ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ತಿರುಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചിന്തിക്കുക

ശ്രദ്ധാപൂർവ്വം ആഴത്തിൽ പരിഗണിക്കുക; പ്രതിഫലിപ്പിക്കുക; ഒരുവൻ്റെ മനസ്സിൽ തിരിയുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੋਚਣਾ

ਧਿਆਨ ਨਾਲ ਅਤੇ ਡੂੰਘਾਈ ਨਾਲ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਕਰੋ; 'ਤੇ ਵਿਚਾਰ; ਕਿਸੇ ਦੇ ਮਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਦਲਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سوچنا

احتیاط اور گہرائی سے غور کریں؛ پر غور کریں کسی کے دماغ میں پلٹ جانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

沉思

仔细、深入地考虑；反思；翻来覆去

🇯🇵Japanese

案ずる

慎重かつ深く検討してください。反省する。心の中でひっくり返る

🇰🇷Korean

생각하다

신중하고 깊이 고려하십시오. 반성하다; 마음이 뒤집히다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

suy nghĩ

xem xét cẩn thận và sâu sắc; suy ngẫm lại; lật lại trong tâm trí của một người

🇹🇭Thai

คิด

พิจารณาอย่างรอบคอบและลึกซึ้ง ไตร่ตรอง; พลิกกลับในใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

memikirkan

pertimbangkan secara matang dan mendalam; merenungkan; berputar dalam pikiran seseorang

🇵🇭Filipino

mag-isip

isaalang-alang nang mabuti at malalim; pagnilayan; baligtad sa isip

🇲🇾Malay

termenung

pertimbangkan dengan teliti dan mendalam; renungkan; terbalik dalam fikiran seseorang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هدس

فكر بعناية وعمق؛ تأمل؛ ينقلب في ذهن المرء

🇮🇷Persian

فکر کردن

با دقت و عمیق در نظر بگیرید؛ تأمل بر برگرداندن در ذهن

🇹🇷Turkish

düşünmek

dikkatlice ve derinlemesine düşünün; üzerinde düşünün; aklında dönmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

להרהר

שקול בזהירות ובעומק; לחשוב על; להתהפך במוחו של האדם

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