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1 philosophize
v. filosofera* * *verb (to think about or discuss the nature of man, the purpose of life etc: He spends all his time philosophizing and never does any work.) filosofera -
2 philosophy
n. filosofi (forskningen om det mänskliga tänkandet, forskningen världens väsen)* * *[fi'losəfi]plural - philosophies; noun1) (the search for knowledge and truth, especially about the nature of man and his behaviour and beliefs: moral philosophy.) filosofi2) (a particular system of philosophical theories: I have a very simple philosophy (=attitude to life) - enjoy life!) filosofi•- philosophical
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См. также в других словарях:
philosophize — phi*los o*phize (f[i^]*l[o^]s [ o]*f[imac]z), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Philosophized} (f[i^]*l[o^]s [ o]*f[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {hilosophizing} (f[i^]*l[o^]s [ o]*f[imac] z[i^]ng).] To reason like a philosopher; to search into the reason and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
philosophize — index reason (conclude), speculate (conjecture) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
philosophize — 1590s, from PHILOSOPHY (Cf. philosophy) + IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Philosophized; philosophizing … Etymology dictionary
philosophize — (Amer.) phi los·o·phize || fɪ lÉ‘sÉ™faɪz / É’ v. think or reason like a philosopher, moralize, express truisms, rationalize, intellectualize (also philosophise) … English contemporary dictionary
philosophize — (also philosophise) ► VERB ▪ theorize about fundamental or serious issues … English terms dictionary
philosophize — [fi läs′ə fīz΄] vi. philosophized, philosophizing 1. to deal philosophically with abstract matter; think or reason like a philosopher 2. to express superficial philosophic ideas, truisms, etc.; esp., to moralize philosophizer n … English World dictionary
philosophize — UK [fɪˈlɒsəfaɪz] / US [fɪˈlɑsəˌfaɪz] verb [intransitive] Word forms philosophize : present tense I/you/we/they philosophize he/she/it philosophizes present participle philosophizing past tense philosophized past participle philosophized to talk… … English dictionary
philosophize — the act of philosophy she asked him to philosophize whether the chair actually exists … Dictionary of american slang
philosophize — the act of philosophy she asked him to philosophize whether the chair actually exists … Dictionary of american slang
philosophize — [[t]fɪlɒ̱səfaɪz[/t]] philosophizes, philosophizing, philosophized VERB If you say that someone is philosophizing, you mean that they are talking or thinking about important subjects, sometimes instead of doing something practical. He… … English dictionary
philosophize — verb ( phized; phizing) Date: 1594 intransitive verb 1. to reason in the manner of a philosopher 2. to expound a moralizing and often superficial philosophy transitive verb to consider from or bring into conformity with a philosophical point of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
