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(v)
(transitive) To think deeply about; to ponder or mull over.
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(idiomatic) To ponder or reflect on a subject.
(transitive) To think deeply about something; to ponder, deliberate or ruminate.
(usually with over) To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
(intransitive) To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon something; to study.
To consider (something) carefully and thoroughly.
(intransitive) To make an inference based on inconclusive evidence; to surmise or conjecture.
(n)
Of a person: a source of inspiration.
(intransitive) To think seriously; to ponder or consider.
(intransitive) To meditate or reflect.
(transitive) To ponder, to go over in one's mind.
(transitive) To think about seriously.
(adj)
Having been carefully thought out; maturely reflected upon.
(adv)
(informal) Given the circumstances; all in all; all things considered.
The thought process of considering, of taking multiple or specified factors into account (with of being the main corresponding adposition).
(transitive) To develop; to form in the mind; to imagine.
visualized, conceived, imagined
To conceive or see something within one's mind; to imagine or envision.
(transitive) To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.
(transitive) To conceive or see something within one's mind. To imagine.
To perceive (a situation or event) in advance.
(transitive) To know of (something) before it happens; to expect.
(transitive) To look at or see (someone or something), especially appreciatively; to descry, to look upon.
(transitive) To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something).
(transitive) To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.
To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
To observe or inspect carefully or critically.
(transitive) To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.
To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.
(transitive, reflexive) To prepare oneself; to apply one's skill or energies (to some object); to betake.
(intransitive) To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.
(transitive) To travel somewhere in search of discovery.
(transitive) To require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement.
To think again about something, with the intention of changing or replacing it.
(ambitransitive) To consider a matter again.
To give what is needed or desired, especially basic needs.
(transitive) to amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably
(transitive) To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
A portable or wearable timepiece.
(transitive) To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
Done on purpose; intentional.
The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.
(intransitive) To meditate, to ponder, to think deeply.
(transitive) To determine the weight of an object.
(transitive) To examine something with great care or detail, as to look for hidden or obscure flaws.
One's concern for another; esteem; relation, reference.
The act of seeing or looking at something.
(intransitive) To stare intently or earnestly.
(transitive) To think about; to meditate concerning.
(transitive) To consider as a course of action.
(Physical movement.) (intransitive) To orbit a central point (especially of a celestial body).
A surname.
To gaze at something; to look on.
(idiomatic, transitive) To consider a weighty topic or idea.
To consider; to ponder.
(transitive) To observe or watch.
(transitive) To think carefully about (something), and give it due consideration.
A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
To think over something carefully; to consider fully; cogitate.
(informal) To accept, observe and experience a phenomenon, usually an emotion or feeling.
To fully consider, so as to understand all the consequences of.
(Southern US) To consider thoroughly; to ponder for a while.
Archaic form of consider. [(transitive) To think about seriously.]
(reflexive) To think of (something or somebody) or that (followed by clause); to remind oneself, to consider, to reflect upon.
(transitive, idiomatic) To consider, to contemplate, to intend.
(transitive) To consider, think about, or evaluate (something or someone).
(transitive, idiomatic) To consider, to ponder.
(transitive) To read completely.
(transitive) To contemplate again.
(intransitive) To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer; to advise.
(idiomatic) To investigate, explore, or consider.
Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.
To like; to hold in high esteem; to look upon favourably.
An act of throwing.
(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
To reflect on and reframe an event; to reconsider.
An abridgement or summary of a longer publication.
(idiomatic) To consider or regard; to include (as in an estimate or plan) or pay attention to; to notice; to allow for, factor in.
To cause to think about; to evoke.
(transitive) To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag about; to promote.
(transitive, literally) To test an item of clothing by wearing it, to determine if it is the correct size.
(idiomatic) To watch; to observe without participating.
The act of looking on (something); observation.
The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another.
(US, formal) To consider carefully.
The capability for rational thought.
(transitive) To examine something (especially written material) carefully and attentively.
To review, alter and amend, especially of written material.
That which is digested; especially, that which is worked over, classified, and arranged under proper heads or titles.
An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision.
(transitive, idiomatic) To look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze.
To spend time thinking about oneself or one's own interests, especially to the exclusion of others.
(transitive) To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person).
(intransitive, colloquial) To ponder.
To think or analyze too much.
(transitive) To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.