muse (verb)

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• muse — Ⅰ. muse [1] ► NOUN 1) (Muse) (in Greek and Roman mythology) each of nine goddesses who preside over the arts and sciences. 2) a woman who is the inspiration for a creative artist. ORIGIN Greek mousa. Ⅱ. muse …   English terms dictionary

• muse — I verb be abstracted, be distracted, be in a reverie, be inattentive, be occupied in concentration, be occupied in study, bestow thought upon, brood, cerebrate, cogitate, comment, commune with oneself, concentrate, consider, contemplate, daydream …   Law dictionary

• muse — verb Syn: ponder, consider, think over/about, mull over, reflect on, contemplate, turn over in one s mind, chew over …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• muse — [c]/mjuz / (say myoohz) verb (mused, musing) –verb (i) 1. to reflect or meditate in silence, as on some subject, often as in a reverie. 2. to gaze meditatively or wonderingly. –verb (t) 3. to meditate on. {Middle English muse(n), from Old French… …  

• muse — I UK [mjuːz] / US [mjuz] verb Word forms muse : present tense I/you/we/they muse he/she/it muses present participle musing past tense mused past participle mused a) [intransitive] to think about something in a careful slow way muse on/about/over …   English dictionary

• muse — muse1 [ mjuz ] verb intransitive muse on/about/over to think about something in a careful slow way: He mused upon his relationship with his own father. a. transitive to say something in a way that shows that you have been thinking carefully about …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• muse — [[t]mju͟ːz[/t]] muses, musing, mused 1) VERB If you muse on something, you think about it, usually saying or writing what you are thinking at the same time. [WRITTEN] [V on/about/over n] Many of the papers muse on the fate of the President... [V… …   English dictionary

• muse — I. verb (mused; musing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French muser to gape, idle, muse, from Old French *mus mouth of an animal, from Medieval Latin musus Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to become absorbed in thought; especially… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• muse — muse1 noun 1》 (Muse) (in Greek and Roman mythology) each of nine goddesses who preside over the arts and sciences. 2》 a woman, or a force personified as a woman, who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist. Origin ME: from OFr., or… …   English new terms dictionary

• muse — 1 verb 1 (I) to think carefully about something for a long time (+ on/over): He lit a cigarette and sat musing over the problems of the world. 2 (T) to say something in a thoughtful way, especially a question that you are trying to find the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• muse — 1. noun /mjuːz/ a) A source of inspiration. still he sate long time astonished / As in great muse, ne word to creature spake. b) A poet. See Also: museum, music 2 …   Wiktionary