- think over
- verbreflect deeply on a subject (Freq. 3)-
I mulled over the events of the afternoon
-philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years
-The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
• Syn:↑chew over, ↑meditate, ↑ponder, ↑excogitate, ↑contemplate, ↑muse, ↑reflect, ↑mull, ↑mull over, ↑ruminate, ↑speculate• Derivationally related forms:↑speculative (for: ↑speculate), ↑speculation (for: ↑speculate), ↑ruminative (for: ↑ruminate), ↑rumination (for: ↑ruminate), ↑ruminator (for: ↑ruminate), ↑muller (for: ↑mull), ↑reflective (for: ↑reflect), ↑muse (for: ↑muse), ↑muser (for: ↑muse), ↑musing (for: ↑muse), ↑contemplative (for: ↑contemplate), ↑contemplation (for: ↑contemplate), ↑excogitative (for: ↑excogitate), ↑ponderer (for: ↑ponder), ↑meditative (for: ↑meditate), ↑meditation (for: ↑meditate)• Hyponyms:↑premeditate, ↑theologize, ↑theologise, ↑introspect, ↑bethink, ↑cogitate, ↑wonder, ↑question, ↑puzzle, ↑study, ↑consider• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s PP
-Somebody ——s something
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think overTo reconsider at leisure• • •Main Entry: ↑think* * *
ˌthink ˈover [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they think over he/she/it thinks over present participle thinking over past tense thought over past participle thought over] phrasal verbto consider a problem or decision carefullyLet’s think over his proposal before we see him again.
Thesaurus: to think carefully or a lot about thingssynonymMain entry: think* * *
think over [phrasal verb]think (something) over or think over (something) : to think about (something) for a period of time especially in an effort to understand or make a decision about itI've thought over what you said, and you're right.
• • •Main Entry: ↑think
Useful english dictionary. 2012.