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INTROSPECT
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they introspect ... he / she / it introspects
Past simple: introspected
Past participle: introspected
-ing form: introspecting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "introspect" is one way to...):
chew over; contemplate; excogitate; meditate; mull; mull over; muse; ponder; reflect; ruminate; speculate; think over (reflect deeply on a subject)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
introspection (the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct)
introspective (given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences)
