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meditate ['medɪteɪt](a) (practise meditation) méditer(b) (reflect, ponder) réfléchir, songer;∎ to meditate on or upon sth réfléchir ou songer à qchsonger à -
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['mediteit]1) (to think deeply: He was meditating on his troubles.) réfléchir2) (to spend short, regular periods in deep (especially religious) thought: He meditates twice a day.) méditer•- meditative - meditatively -
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reflect [rɪˈflekt]a. [+ heat] renvoyer ; [+ light, image] refléter( = meditate) réfléchir (on à)• to reflect well/badly (up)on sb faire honneur à/nuire à la réputation de qn* * *[rɪ'flekt] 1.transitive verb1) lit, fig refléterto be reflected in something — lit, fig se refléter dans quelque chose
he saw himself/her face reflected in the mirror — il a vu son reflet/le reflet de son visage dans le miroir
2) ( throw back) renvoyer, réfléchir [light, heat]3) ( think) se dire, penser2.1) ( think) réfléchir (on, upon à)2)to reflect well/badly on somebody — faire honneur/du tort à quelqu'un
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ponder ['pɒndə(r)](think) réfléchir; (meditate) méditer;∎ he spent hours pondering over the meaning of it all il passa des heures à méditer sur le sens de tout cela;∎ she had plenty of time to ponder on or upon the folly of her ways elle a eu tout le temps de réfléchir à la stupidité de ses actesréfléchir à;∎ I sat down and pondered what to do je m'assis et considérai ce que j'allais faire;∎ she retreated to her own room to ponder her next move elle se retira dans sa chambre pour réfléchir à la décision qu'elle allait prendre
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Meditate — Med i*tate, v. t. 1. To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon; to study. Blessed is the man that doth meditate good things. Ecclus. xiv. 20. [1913 Webster] 2. To purpose; to intend; to design; to plan by revolving in the mind; as, to meditate… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Meditate — Med i*tate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Meditated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Meditating}.] [L. meditatus, p. p. of meditari to meditate; cf. Gr. ? to learn, E. mind.] To keep the mind in a state of contemplation; to dwell on anything in thought; to think… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
meditate — ► VERB 1) focus one s mind for a time for spiritual purposes or for relaxation. 2) (meditate on/about) think carefully about. ORIGIN Latin meditari contemplate , related to METE(Cf. ↑mete) … English terms dictionary
meditate — [med′ə tāt΄] vt. meditated, meditating [< L meditatus, pp. of meditari, to meditate: for base see MEDICAL] 1. Rare to reflect upon; study; ponder 2. to plan or intend vi. 1. to think deeply and continuously; reflect; muse 2. to engage … English World dictionary
meditate — index concentrate (pay attention), deliberate, muse, ponder, reflect (ponder), study Burton s Lega … Law dictionary
meditate on — index brood, consider Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
meditate — (v.) 1580s, to ponder, back formation from MEDITATION (Cf. meditation), or else from L. meditatus, pp. of meditari (see MEDITATION (Cf. meditation)). Related: Meditated; meditating … Etymology dictionary
meditate — *ponder, muse, ruminate Analogous words: contemplate, *consider, study, weigh: reflect, reason, speculate, deliberate, *think, cogitate: examine, inspect, *scrutinize … New Dictionary of Synonyms
meditate — [v] contemplate brood over, cogitate, consider, deliberate, design, devise, dream, entertain idea*, figure, have in mind*, intend, moon*, mull over, muse, plan, ponder, purpose, put on thinking cap*, puzzle over, reflect, revolve, roll, ruminate … New thesaurus
meditate — v. 1) to meditate deeply 2) (D; intr.) to meditate on, upon * * * [ medɪteɪt] upon (D; intr.) to meditate on to meditate deeply … Combinatory dictionary
meditate — [c]/ˈmɛdəteɪt / (say meduhtayt) verb (meditated, meditating) –verb (i) 1. to engage in thought or contemplation; reflect: *I went out to swing in my hammock and meditate upon things in general. –miles franklin, 1901. 2. to discipline the mind so… …