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Definition puzzle over in British English

puzzle over phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to think hard about someone or something for a long time and try to understand them

Example

I've puzzled over this question for a while, and I'm still not sure what the right answer is.

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Definition puzzle over in British English