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THINK OVER
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Reflect deeply on a subject
Example:
The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
Synonyms:
chew over; contemplate; excogitate; meditate; mull; mull over; muse; ponder; reflect; ruminate; speculate; think over
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "think over" is one way to...):
cerebrate; cogitate; think (use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "think over"):
premeditate (think or reflect beforehand or in advance)
theologise; theologize (make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects)
introspect (reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings)
bethink (consider or ponder something carefully)
cogitate (consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind)
question; wonder (place in doubt or express doubtful speculation)
puzzle (be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide)
consider; study (give careful consideration to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Context examples:
Could she have foreseen such a circumstance, nothing should have persuaded her to go out with the others; and, as it was, she could only lament her ill luck, and think over what she had lost, till it was clear to her that the drive had by no means been very pleasant and that John Thorpe himself was quite disagreeable.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
There, sit down, and think over your wickedness.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
So they asked an old woman what spell they could use to make them happy, and she said, 'When you feel discontented, think over your blessings, and be grateful.' (Here Jo looked up quickly, as if about to speak, but changed her mind, seeing that the story was not done yet.)
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
