MEANING
To think deliberately or reflect carefully.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- cogitate on a problem
- cogitate quietly
On the page
He cogitated over the discrepancy while the tea cooled.
She needed time to cogitate before returning a verdict.
Nearby words
Related words
Word forms
- Base
- cogitate
- Past tense
- cogitated
- Past participle
- cogitated
- Present participle
- cogitating
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- cogitate
- Present continuous
- am/is/are cogitating
- Present perfect
- have/has cogitated
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been cogitating
- Past
- cogitated
- Past continuous
- was/were cogitating
- Past perfect
- had cogitated
- Past perfect continuous
- had been cogitating
- Future
- will cogitate
- Future continuous
- will be cogitating
- Future perfect
- will have cogitated
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been cogitating
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: literary. Forms: cogitate; cogitates; cogitated; cogitated; cogitating Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Third-person singular: cogitates.
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