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I have been thinking about other ways to say "I believe" in an essay and I came across "cogitate". Do you think it would be appropriate to use this word in an essay's conclusion? For instance, does this sound all right?

In conclusion, I cogitate that success solely relies on hard work.

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I have been thinking about other ways to say "I believe" in an essay and I came across "cogitate". Do you think it would be appropriate to use this word in an essay's conclusion? For instance, does this sound all right?

In conclusion, I cogitate that success solely relies on hard work.

word-choice word-difference

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I have been thinking about other ways to say "I believe" in an essay and I came across "cogitate". Do you think it would be appropriate to use this word in an essay's conclusion? For instance, does this sound all right?

In conclusion, I cogitate that success solely relies on hard work.

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No, that sounds kind of pretentious and just wrong, as though you looked through a thesaurus to find a synonym. What is wrong with just using “believe”? You wouldn’t use “cogitate” exactly this way either. This word means “to meditate (on)”: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cogitate - you would use this to describe thinking about something deeply and intently. Not to describe something you think or know to be true. “Cogitating” is more of an active process, and “believing” might be the result of “cogitating”. In any case the word “cogitate” is not very common, and does sound pretentious to me. “Meditate on” or “ponder” are preferable and more common (but still, none of these words are appropriate in this context).

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  Thank you! It sounded pretentious to me too and I wasn't even sure how to use it. Now I understand, thanks!
  
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I agree with Mixolydian, "cogitate" sounds pretentious and doesn't fullfil exactly your intention.

I don't know where you have found that word but what about checking the Oxford Thesaurus?

Let me suggest some alternatives

In conclusion, I think that success solely relies on hard work.

In conclusion, I consider that success solely relies on hard work.

In conclusion, I'm of the opinion that success solely relies on hard work.

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Firstly, it's pretty rare to use cogitate at all. Using any word related to it, the most common is "cogitation", the action noun for the acting of cogitating.

Second, think has two main senses in English. Most of us native speakers don't even necessarily realise it, but if we learn a language that has separate words for the two, like French, it kind of clicks. In French, their is penser, the active sense of think, where we might say think about, and croire, the stative sense of think, which is closely matched in sense to believe (though clearly with some difference).

Cogitate is a close match to penser, not to croire. It means the act of thinking, pondering, and so on. You might, if you wished to be pretentious, say:

Let me cogitate on that a minute.

You can't say what you want to say. It doesn't make sense.

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No, that sounds kind of pretentious and just wrong, as though you looked through a thesaurus to find a synonym. What is wrong with just using “believe”? You wouldn’t use “cogitate” exactly this way either. This word means “to meditate (on)”: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cogitate - you would use this to describe thinking about something deeply and intently. Not to describe something you think or know to be true. “Cogitating” is more of an active process, and “believing” might be the result of “cogitating”. In any case the word “cogitate” is not very common, and does sound pretentious to me. “Meditate on” or “ponder” are preferable and more common (but still, none of these words are appropriate in this context).

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answered 1 hour ago

MixolydianMixolydian

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thank you! It sounded pretentious to me too and I wasn't even sure how to use it. Now I understand, thanks!
  
  – JustAnAmateur
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

5

No, that sounds kind of pretentious and just wrong, as though you looked through a thesaurus to find a synonym. What is wrong with just using “believe”? You wouldn’t use “cogitate” exactly this way either. This word means “to meditate (on)”: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cogitate - you would use this to describe thinking about something deeply and intently. Not to describe something you think or know to be true. “Cogitating” is more of an active process, and “believing” might be the result of “cogitating”. In any case the word “cogitate” is not very common, and does sound pretentious to me. “Meditate on” or “ponder” are preferable and more common (but still, none of these words are appropriate in this context).

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

MixolydianMixolydian

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thank you! It sounded pretentious to me too and I wasn't even sure how to use it. Now I understand, thanks!
  
  – JustAnAmateur
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

No, that sounds kind of pretentious and just wrong, as though you looked through a thesaurus to find a synonym. What is wrong with just using “believe”? You wouldn’t use “cogitate” exactly this way either. This word means “to meditate (on)”: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cogitate - you would use this to describe thinking about something deeply and intently. Not to describe something you think or know to be true. “Cogitating” is more of an active process, and “believing” might be the result of “cogitating”. In any case the word “cogitate” is not very common, and does sound pretentious to me. “Meditate on” or “ponder” are preferable and more common (but still, none of these words are appropriate in this context).

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answered 1 hour ago

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I agree with Mixolydian, "cogitate" sounds pretentious and doesn't fullfil exactly your intention.

I don't know where you have found that word but what about checking the Oxford Thesaurus?

Let me suggest some alternatives

In conclusion, I think that success solely relies on hard work.

In conclusion, I consider that success solely relies on hard work.

In conclusion, I'm of the opinion that success solely relies on hard work.

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

RubioRicRubioRic

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3

I agree with Mixolydian, "cogitate" sounds pretentious and doesn't fullfil exactly your intention.

I don't know where you have found that word but what about checking the Oxford Thesaurus?

Let me suggest some alternatives

In conclusion, I think that success solely relies on hard work.

In conclusion, I consider that success solely relies on hard work.

In conclusion, I'm of the opinion that success solely relies on hard work.

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

RubioRicRubioRic

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I agree with Mixolydian, "cogitate" sounds pretentious and doesn't fullfil exactly your intention.

I don't know where you have found that word but what about checking the Oxford Thesaurus?

Let me suggest some alternatives

In conclusion, I think that success solely relies on hard work.

In conclusion, I consider that success solely relies on hard work.

In conclusion, I'm of the opinion that success solely relies on hard work.

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

RubioRicRubioRic

4,99911134

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

RubioRicRubioRic

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answered 1 hour ago

RubioRicRubioRic

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answered 1 hour ago

RubioRicRubioRic

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Firstly, it's pretty rare to use cogitate at all. Using any word related to it, the most common is "cogitation", the action noun for the acting of cogitating.

Second, think has two main senses in English. Most of us native speakers don't even necessarily realise it, but if we learn a language that has separate words for the two, like French, it kind of clicks. In French, their is penser, the active sense of think, where we might say think about, and croire, the stative sense of think, which is closely matched in sense to believe (though clearly with some difference).

Cogitate is a close match to penser, not to croire. It means the act of thinking, pondering, and so on. You might, if you wished to be pretentious, say:

Let me cogitate on that a minute.

You can't say what you want to say. It doesn't make sense.

share|improve this answer

answered 53 mins ago

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2

Firstly, it's pretty rare to use cogitate at all. Using any word related to it, the most common is "cogitation", the action noun for the acting of cogitating.

Second, think has two main senses in English. Most of us native speakers don't even necessarily realise it, but if we learn a language that has separate words for the two, like French, it kind of clicks. In French, their is penser, the active sense of think, where we might say think about, and croire, the stative sense of think, which is closely matched in sense to believe (though clearly with some difference).

Cogitate is a close match to penser, not to croire. It means the act of thinking, pondering, and so on. You might, if you wished to be pretentious, say:

Let me cogitate on that a minute.

You can't say what you want to say. It doesn't make sense.

share|improve this answer

answered 53 mins ago

SamBCSamBC

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add a comment | 

Firstly, it's pretty rare to use cogitate at all. Using any word related to it, the most common is "cogitation", the action noun for the acting of cogitating.

Second, think has two main senses in English. Most of us native speakers don't even necessarily realise it, but if we learn a language that has separate words for the two, like French, it kind of clicks. In French, their is penser, the active sense of think, where we might say think about, and croire, the stative sense of think, which is closely matched in sense to believe (though clearly with some difference).

Cogitate is a close match to penser, not to croire. It means the act of thinking, pondering, and so on. You might, if you wished to be pretentious, say:

Let me cogitate on that a minute.

You can't say what you want to say. It doesn't make sense.

share|improve this answer

answered 53 mins ago

SamBCSamBC

9,2511233

share|improve this answer

answered 53 mins ago

SamBCSamBC

9,2511233

answered 53 mins ago

SamBCSamBC

9,2511233

answered 53 mins ago

SamBCSamBC

9,2511233