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introspect
in·tro·spect I0209100 (ĭn′trə-spĕkt′, ĭn′trə-spĕkt′)intr.v. in·tro·spect·ed, in·tro·spect·ing, in·tro·spects To engage in introspection. [Latin intrōspicere, intrōspect-, to look into : intrō-, within; see en in Indo-European roots + specere, to look at; see spek- in Indo-European roots.] in′tro·spec′tive adj.in′tro·spec′tive·ly adv.introspect (ˌɪntrəˈspɛkt) vb (intr) to examine and analyse one's own thoughts and feelingsin•tro•spect (ˌɪn trəˈspɛkt) v.i. 1. to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings. v.t. 2. to look into or examine (one's own mind, feelings, etc.). [1675–85; back formation from introspection] in`tro•spec′tive, adj. in`tro•spec′tive•ly, adv. in`tro•spec′tive•ness, n. introspect Past participle: introspected Gerund: introspecting
Imperative |
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introspect | introspect |
Present |
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I introspect | you introspect | he/she/it introspects | we introspect | you introspect | they introspect |
Preterite |
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I introspected | you introspected | he/she/it introspected | we introspected | you introspected | they introspected |
Present Continuous |
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I am introspecting | you are introspecting | he/she/it is introspecting | we are introspecting | you are introspecting | they are introspecting |
Present Perfect |
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I have introspected | you have introspected | he/she/it has introspected | we have introspected | you have introspected | they have introspected |
Past Continuous |
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I was introspecting | you were introspecting | he/she/it was introspecting | we were introspecting | you were introspecting | they were introspecting |
Past Perfect |
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I had introspected | you had introspected | he/she/it had introspected | we had introspected | you had introspected | they had introspected |
Future |
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I will introspect | you will introspect | he/she/it will introspect | we will introspect | you will introspect | they will introspect |
Future Perfect |
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I will have introspected | you will have introspected | he/she/it will have introspected | we will have introspected | you will have introspected | they will have introspected |
Future Continuous |
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I will be introspecting | you will be introspecting | he/she/it will be introspecting | we will be introspecting | you will be introspecting | they will be introspecting |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been introspecting | you have been introspecting | he/she/it has been introspecting | we have been introspecting | you have been introspecting | they have been introspecting |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been introspecting | you will have been introspecting | he/she/it will have been introspecting | we will have been introspecting | you will have been introspecting | they will have been introspecting |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been introspecting | you had been introspecting | he/she/it had been introspecting | we had been introspecting | you had been introspecting | they had been introspecting |
Conditional |
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I would introspect | you would introspect | he/she/it would introspect | we would introspect | you would introspect | they would introspect |
Past Conditional |
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I would have introspected | you would have introspected | he/she/it would have introspected | we would have introspected | you would have introspected | they would have introspected | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | introspect - reflect on one's own thoughts and feelingsmeditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, chew over, think over, excogitate, reflect, ruminate, speculate, contemplate - reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" | TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeIntrospectionintrospect
introspect (ĭn′trə-spĕkt′, ĭn′trə-spĕkt′)intr.v. intro·spected, intro·specting, intro·spects To engage in introspection. in′tro·spec′tive adj.in′tro·spec′tive·ly adv.introspect
Words related to introspectverb reflect on one's own thoughts and feelingsRelated Words- meditate
- mull
- mull over
- muse
- ponder
- chew over
- think over
- excogitate
- reflect
- ruminate
- speculate
- contemplate
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