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Meanings of think in English
Use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments.
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Examples for "cogitate"
Examples for "cogitate"
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Father Brown seemed to cogitate; he lifted a little whitebait on his fork.
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Then he knitted his brows to cogitate, as it were, and-
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There's plenty of time to cogitate the whys and wherefores of that possibility, however.
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For example, I cogitate the existence of a being corresponding to a pure transcendental idea.
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Nay, more, reason itself cannot cogitate them as according with the general laws of experience.
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Like his 'lonely cerebrate' hero, Gissing himself, at school and college, 'worked insanely.'
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Mark doesn't cerebrate until he has a pen in his hand, Randy thought, and can see a map.
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To worry is to cerebrate intensely.
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To think, then, is to cerebrate.
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To cerebrate means to think, to reason, and to reach conclusions; it means to concentrate and to work hard.
Usage of think in English
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However, most energy industry experts think the future involves some new nuclear.
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Still, I don't think the words 'war fever' quite describe the situation.
3
You cry 'freedom,' but mean 'equal.' You think people really want either?
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I think our democracy has it exactly right: two terms, eight years.
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She says: 'I think culture can change opinions by asking new questions.
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We think good results always justify an extra 10 minutes of work.
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Perhaps, however, we need to think about the critical criteria we use.
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I think that's a good question you don't know how to answer.
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He had time to think about the situation; perhaps too much time.
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Some researchers even think important events in ape evolution happened in Europe.
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Today however, I carry another more ambiguous, and I think positive, message.
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The question is 'Why?' We think we know why and we understand.
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I think we need an opportunity to return home at one point.
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I think he was a really great example of that, she said.
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I think we need to ask: growth for what? Growth for jobs?
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I think that's really crucial to setting a good example, Joshi added.
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