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- US Pronunciation
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- [choo oh-ver]
- /tʃu ˈoʊ vər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [choo oh-ver]
- /tʃu ˈoʊ vər/
Definitions of chew over words
- phrasal verb chew over If you chew something over, you keep thinking about it. 3
- verb chew over to consider carefully; ruminate on 3
- noun chew over to think over; consider 3
- noun chew over to discuss at length 3
- verb with object chew over to crush or grind with the teeth; masticate. 1
- verb with object chew over to crush, damage, injure, etc., as if by chewing (often followed by up): The faulty paper feeder chewed the letters up. 1
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Origin of chew over
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English chewen, Old English cēowan; cognate with Old High German kiuwan (German kauen)
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Parts of speech for Chew over
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chew over popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for chew over
verb chew over
- resolve — to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full.
- consider — If you consider a person or thing to be something, you have the opinion that this is what they are.
- study — a room, in a house or other building, set apart for private study, reading, writing, or the like.
- inspect — to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically: to inspect every part of the motor.
- investigate — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
Antonyms for chew over
verb chew over
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
- synthesize — to form (a material or abstract entity) by combining parts or elements (opposed to analyze): to synthesize a statement.
- forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
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