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mietiskellä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • contemplate verb To think about something carefully and at length; to consider deeply.
  • meditate verb To sit quietly and focus the mind, often as a spiritual or relaxation practice.
  • muse noun A person or force that inspires an artist, writer, or other creative person.

Senses

mietiskellä is used for these senses in English:

  • chew over (transitive) To think deeply about; to ponder or mull over.
  • contemplate To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider.
  • meditate (intransitive) To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon something; to study.
  • muse (intransitive) To become lost in thought, to ponder.

contemplate — full definition

  1. verb To think about something carefully and at length; to consider deeply.
  2. verb To consider something as a possible future action.

meditate — full definition

  1. verb To sit quietly and focus the mind, often as a spiritual or relaxation practice.
  2. verb To think deeply about something.

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