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miettiä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cogitate verb To meditate, to ponder, to think deeply.
  • mull verb To think something over slowly and carefully, turning it over in your mind.
  • reflect verb To bounce light, sound, or an image back off a surface.
  • think verb To use one's mind to consider, reason about, or form an opinion.
  • wonder noun A feeling of amazement and curiosity caused by something remarkable or unexpected.

Senses

miettiä is used for these senses in English:

  • chew over (transitive) To think deeply about; to ponder or mull over.
  • cogitate (intransitive) To meditate, to ponder, to think deeply.
  • mull (usually with over) To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
  • reflect (intransitive) To think seriously; to ponder or consider.
  • think (intransitive) To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
  • think over (idiomatic) To ponder or reflect on a subject.
  • wonder (transitive, intransitive) To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to query in the mind.

cogitate — full definition

  1. verb To meditate, to ponder, to think deeply.
  2. verb To consider, to devise.

mull — full definition

  1. verb To think something over slowly and carefully, turning it over in your mind.
  2. verb To heat a drink such as wine or cider with sugar and spices.
  3. noun A headland or promontory, especially in Scottish place names.

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