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Meanings of
meditate
in English
Portuguese
contemplar
Catalan
contemplar
Spanish
contemplar
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Reflect deeply on a subject.
study
reflect
contemplate
speculate
muse
ponder
mull
ruminate
excogitate
mull over
Portuguese
contemplar
Synonyms
Examples for "
study
"
study
reflect
contemplate
speculate
muse
Examples for "
study
"
1
Venice, Italy: exhumation and
study
of plague victims; plague; public health measures
2
Smaller towns and rural areas had far fewer problems, the
study
said.
3
He will 'attempt' to set up a 'committee' to
'
study
'
the matter.
4
Methods: This cross-sectional
study
includes families assisted by the public health system.
5
Methods: Qualitative case
study
design using a cognitive task analysis interviewing approach.
1
He said National needs to
reflect
the mutlicultural society New Zealand is.
2
Does the British vote
reflect
such trends and events elsewhere in Europe?
3
Its popularity among young readers, of course, may well
reflect
parents' tastes.
4
But the current job market has given me enough time to
reflect
.
5
The semi-annual lab tests often don't
reflect
the reality at power plants.
1
Their purpose: to
contemplate
change in the way scientific secrets are kept.
2
Fernandez later said his economic plans did not
contemplate
a debt default.
3
We're allowing the audience to really
contemplate
and think about what's happening.
4
Should those who have the military power to intervene
contemplate
doing so?
5
I didn't want to
contemplate
what had gone so wrong that Mr.
1
You
speculate
about situations, get anxious that leaving wasn't a good idea.
2
The company declined to comment or
speculate
on any possible additional charges.
3
He forced himself not to
speculate
,
but to wait for his answer.
4
But for the moment it would be premature to
speculate
,
he said.
5
German media have been mostly careful not to
speculate
on Schumaher's condition.
1
Larsen's
muse
is the cold, oft-traveled waters that separate Britain from France.
2
In this garden the
muse
of Andrew Marvell blossomed like the cherry-tree.
3
Suffering from writer's block, Shakespeare is in need of a new
muse
.
4
The contests were not confined to the effusions of the poetical
muse
.
5
The
muse
woke the muses, and the day grew bright and eventful.
1
He'd had ten years and thousands of miles to
ponder
the point.
2
Weeks, months-thinkabout that when you
ponder
the terrifying issue of marriage.
3
Consider the great wall of China:
ponder
the great populace of Pekin.
4
Hydt appeared to
ponder
the words but it was not serious consideration.
5
This time, though, there is something different; something for everyone to
ponder
.
1
After taking a few days to
mull
it over, I'd hesitantly agreed.
2
I am afraid I have made a
mull
of it.-I am increasing.
3
Tell the cook to
mull
some red wine with honey and raisins.
4
As lawmakers
mull
an overhaul of financial regulation, the stakes are high.
5
I
mull
it over and decide, on balance, not to storm out.
1
Again; for another case whereon the better-favoured heart may
ruminate
in charity.
2
We
ruminate
on the shipping forecast's strange function, as national comfort blanket.
3
Without taking his binocular from his eyes, Trendon began to
ruminate
aloud.
4
Why mournfully
ruminate
on the past, instead of looking to the future?
5
Now I'm going right up to my bedroom to sort of
ruminate
.
1
In fact, it must require a considerable effort to
excogitate
novel labor-saving devices.
2
The black on the paper is what man has
excogitated
-
excogitated
3
He rubbed the warm pipe bowl against his cheek and
excogitated
the matter in deep humility.
4
He meditated there in a condition of insanity for perhaps a minute, and
excogitated
a device.
5
But your modern lounger at the clubs, what variety of liquors are
excogitated
to please his palate!
1
Business and technology commentator Paul Spain joins us to
mull
over
these questions.
2
Also I wanted to
mull
over
Jason Morris and his problems.
3
She could not have said why she continued to
mull
over
the thought.
4
When he had to
mull
over
a problem, that was what he did.
5
There may be a couple of new choices or options to
mull
over
.
1
And how you'll
chew
over
that bit of victory, Winter, I'm sure.
2
The bank will also have new economic forecasts to
chew
over
.
3
That was an idea to
chew
over
when I had time.
4
Wade seemed to
chew
over
that explanation for a bit, then finally nodded.
5
That will give them something to
chew
over
for a while.
1
I've had far too much time to
think
over
the last month.
2
I
think
over
the years I have become a much better boxer.
3
She wanted to dance away, retreat and
think
over
what he'd said.
4
I
think
over
the old times so, sitting here in the dark.
5
Let us go in for a while-thebetter to
think
over
it.
Usage of
meditate
in English
1
Go lift some weights; read some books;
meditate
;
earn a new degree.
2
So,
meditate
on your spouse with appreciation; focus on the good qualities.
3
Preserve it and
meditate
upon it in your heart during the day.
4
Do I get up an hour before my children rise to
meditate
?
5
For now, return to your nests and
meditate
upon the Great Ocean.
6
I
meditate
the ruin of a man; I can deceive a friend.
7
Now we took the time to sit and talk, to
meditate
together.
8
I think we should all take a moment to
meditate
on that.
9
Yet another is mounted on the bridge to
meditate
on passing traffic.
10
In the evening, the better to
meditate
,
he withdrew to his study.
11
Besides, the people who are in already like to rest and
meditate
.
12
I
meditate
at night, attending to my domestic duties in the daytime.
13
I
meditate
,
read a lot and hang out with people I love.
14
I
meditate
,
too, and I recommend it to everyone I speak to.
15
On the way to my own hovel I
meditate
on my penis.
16
I will
meditate
on thy commandments: and I will consider thy ways.
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meditate
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
meditate on
meditate in silence
meditate deeply
meditate well
meditate more
More collocations
Translations for
meditate
Portuguese
contemplar
cogitar
refletir
meditar
ponderar
Catalan
contemplar
reflexionar
meditar
rumiar
ponderar
Spanish
contemplar
reflexionar
meditar
ponderar
Meditate
through the time
Meditate
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common