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Definition of Think over
1. Verb. Reflect deeply on a subject. "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
Exact synonyms: Chew Over, Contemplate, Excogitate, Meditate, Mull, Mull Over, Muse, Ponder, Reflect, Ruminate, Speculate
Generic synonyms: Cerebrate, Cogitate, Think
Specialized synonyms: Premeditate, Theologise, Theologize, Introspect, Bethink, Cogitate, Question, Wonder, Puzzle, Consider, Study
Derivative terms: Contemplation, Contemplative, Excogitative, Meditation, Meditative, Muller, Muse, Muser, Musing, Ponderer, Reflective, Reflective, Rumination, Ruminative, Ruminator, Speculation, Speculative
Generic synonyms: Cerebrate, Cogitate, Think
Specialized synonyms: Premeditate, Theologise, Theologize, Introspect, Bethink, Cogitate, Question, Wonder, Puzzle, Consider, Study
Derivative terms: Contemplation, Contemplative, Excogitative, Meditation, Meditative, Muller, Muse, Muser, Musing, Ponderer, Reflective, Reflective, Rumination, Ruminative, Ruminator, Speculation, Speculative
Definition of Think over
1. Verb. (idiomatic) To ponder or reflect on a subject. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Think Over
Literary usage of Think over
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memorials and Correspondence of Charles James Fox by Charles James Fox (1854)
"There is one line in Quinault that delights me ;* but which it is just possible
you may think over-done, in point of simplicity. ..."
2. Mayfair to Moscow: Clare Sheridan's Diary by Clare Sheridan (1921)
"Now for the first time I have leisure and calm in which to think over what I am
doing. There persist in my mind faint echoes of warnings, but I must have no ..."
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