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
- verb To meditate, to ponder, to think deeply.
- verb To consider, to devise.
mull — full definition
- verb To think something over slowly and carefully, turning it over in your mind.
- verb To heat a drink such as wine or cider with sugar and spices.
- noun A headland or promontory, especially in Scottish place names.