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Verb

To have ruminated or mulled over

To have used as an example in support of an argument

To have been creative or imaginative

To have decided on

Past tense for to consider or think about carefully or in detail

Past tense for to intend or plan to do something

(dream up or of) Past tense for to think up (usually fantastical) ways of achieving a goal

Past tense for to remember or bring back to mind a memory

Past tense for to pause in indecision before doing something

Past tense for to estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between

Past tense for to look at or inspect

Done with full awareness of the likely consequences

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To have ruminated or mulled over

analyzed^US

analysed^UK

turned over in one's mind

considered the pros and cons of

dreamt^UK

dreamed^US

speculated about

summed up

worried about

beat one's brains out about

agonized^US

agonised^UK

scrutinized^US

scrutinised^UK

gave consideration to

given consideration to

looked inward

read up

hit the books

beaten one's brains out about

had your head in the clouds

trifled with

lingered on

spent too much time thinking about

let one's thoughts wander

figured something out

enquired^UK

given much thought to

learnt^UK

given some thought to

learned^US

pulled an all-nighter

elucubrated

burned the midnight oil

cracked the books

boned up

learnt the ropes

burnt the midnight oil

applied oneself

buried oneself in

polished up

visualized^US

visualised^UK

perceived

queried

found

considered the possibility of

entertained the thought of

fantasized^US

cudgeled^US

marveled^US

recollected

marvelled^UK

cudgelled^UK

taken under consideration

conducted a survey of

indulged in wool-gathering

looked at as an example

considered as an example

formulated

stayed in the clouds

entertained the possibility of

batted about

revolved in one's mind

took under consideration

metabolised^UK

fantasised^UK

conjured up an image of

argued the pros and cons of

slept on it

canvassed

entertained the idea of

conducted research into

metabolized^US

taken under advisement

took under advisement

taken as an example

took as an example

took into consideration

bore in mind

taken into consideration

born in mind

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“One cannot help but ponder what might have driven him to embark on this bizarre course of action?”

Verb

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To have used as an example in support of an argument

Verb

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To have been creative or imaginative

realised^UK

realized^US

visualised^UK

visualized^US

modeled^US

modelled^UK

dreamt^UK

dreamed^US

fantasized^US

fantasised^UK

formed a mental picture of

seen in your mind's eye

saw in your mind's eye

formed an impression of

thought it likely

conjured up a mental picture of

sayed

called to mind

conjured up an image of

divined

reconstructed

built up a picture of

conjured

hypothesised^UK

said

thought it conceivable

preconceived

conjured up a picture of

had an idea

thought likely

took as a hypothesis

taken as a hypothesis

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Verb

To have decided on

reached a decision on

come to a decision on

committed oneself to

deliberated on

come to a conclusion on

made a decision on

come to an agreement on

made up your mind on

chosen

gone for

came to a conclusion on

came to a decision on

taken a stand on

took a stand on

came to an agreement on

plumped for

preferred

favoured^UK

favored^US

discriminated between

authorized^US

come down in favour of

authorised^UK

labeled^US

labelled^UK

recognized^US

came down in favour of

deputised^UK

recognised^UK

deputized^US

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Verb

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Past tense for to consider or think about carefully or in detail

analysed^UK

analyzed^US

scrutinized^US

scrutinised^UK

got down to brass tacks

gotten down to brass tacks

enquired^UK

put under a microscope

gone over with a fine-tooth comb

went over with a fine-tooth comb

examined carefully

tested the waters

made enquiries

conducted an enquiry into

conducted an enquiry

carried out an inquest into

subjected to an examination

concerned itself with

gave something a once-over

given something a once-over

searched into

given something a going-over

gave something a going-over

checked up

conducted an investigation into

probed deeper

sussed out

conducted investigations into

made enquiries into

investigated further

tried to get to the bottom of

explored further

examined more carefully

gave something a look-see

given something a look-see

taken a dekko at

took a dekko at

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Verb

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Past tense for to intend or plan to do something

Verb

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(dream up or of) Past tense for to think up (usually fantastical) ways of achieving a goal

Verb

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Past tense for to remember or bring back to mind a memory

Verb

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Past tense for to pause in indecision before doing something

Verb

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Past tense for to estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between

Verb

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Past tense for to look at or inspect

scrutinised^UK

scrutinized^US

checked something out

gave something a once-over

given something a once-over

Adjective

Done with full awareness of the likely consequences

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