Cogitate
Cogitate verb - To give serious and careful thought to.
Usage example: by the time he finishes cogitating what to do with his life, it'll be almost over
Think about
Think about verb - Have on one's mind, think about actively.
Usage example: I'm thinking about my friends abroad
Cogitate and think about are semantically related in consider topic. You can use "Cogitate" instead a verb "Think about", if it concerns topics such as ponder.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- regard and cogitate
- regard and think about
- study and cogitate
- study and think about
- consider and cogitate
- consider and think about
- entertain and cogitate
- entertain and think about
- contemplate and cogitate
- contemplate and think about
- meditate and cogitate
- meditate and think about
- ponder and cogitate
- ponder and think about
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