en cogitating

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: Open Mind Common Sense contributors, English Wiktionary, and French Wiktionary
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cogitating is used for…

  • en thinking things over ➜
  • en thinking ➜
  • en deciding things ➜
  • en figuring things out ➜
  • en going over ponderosities ➜
  • en making sense of information ➜
  • en meditation on what one has learned ➜
  • en mulling over what one has heard ➜
  • en planning ➜
  • en pondering ➜
  • en portraying indecision as deep thought ➜
  • en putting two and two together ➜
  • en thinkers ➜
  • en thinking about things ➜
  • en trying to solve a thorny problem ➜
  • en using the mind ➜
  • en working over the possibilities ➜

cogitating is a subevent of…

  • en get an idea ➜
  • en scratching your head ➜
  • en think about things ➜
  • en come up with an idea ➜
  • en coming up with an idea ➜
  • en creativity ➜
  • en you enjoy it ➜
  • en you form a suspicion ➜
  • en that you might understand something ➜
  • en a new idea is formed ➜
  • en obtain insight ➜
  • en reaching an epiphany ➜
  • en scratch your head ➜
  • en sit comfortably ➜

Effects of cogitating

  • en a decision ➜
  • en enlightenment ➜
  • en figuring things out ➜
  • en getting an answer ➜
  • en a headache ➜
  • en headaches ➜
  • en an increase in synaptic firing ➜
  • en making other people feel dumb ➜
  • en new thoughts ➜
  • en reaching a conclusion ➜
  • en thought ➜
  • en a well considered solution ➜

cogitating requires…

  • en thought ➜
  • en thoughtfulness ➜
  • en being able to think ➜
  • en a brain ➜
  • en energy ➜
  • en a few moments ➜
  • en mental faculties for handling ponderous profundities ➜
  • en reason ➜

Derived terms

  • en cogitatingly ➜
  • en uncogitating ➜

Related terms

  • en cogitation (n) ➜

Root words

  • en cogitate ➜

Links to other resources

  • en.wiktionary.org cogitating
  • fr.wiktionary.org cogitating
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