pohdiskella — meaning in English
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English meaning
- contemplate verb To think about something carefully and at length; to consider deeply.
- excogitate verb To think over something carefully; to consider fully; cogitate.
- mull verb To think something over slowly and carefully, turning it over in your mind.
- reflect verb To bounce light, sound, or an image back off a surface.
- speculate verb To guess or form a theory about something without having solid proof.
Senses
pohdiskella is used for these senses in English:
- chew over (transitive) To think deeply about; to ponder or mull over.
- contemplate To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider.
- excogitate To think over something carefully; to consider fully; cogitate.
- mull (usually with over) To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
- reflect (intransitive) To think seriously; to ponder or consider.
- speculate (obsolete, intransitive) To think, meditate or reflect on a subject; to consider, to deliberate or cogitate.
contemplate — full definition
- verb To think about something carefully and at length; to consider deeply.
- verb To consider something as a possible future action.
excogitate — full definition
- verb To think over something carefully; to consider fully; cogitate.
- verb To reach as a conclusion through reason or careful thought.