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nachsinnen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • contemplate verb To think about something carefully and at length; to consider deeply.
  • muse noun A person or force that inspires an artist, writer, or other creative person.
  • musing adj Absorbed in thought; contemplative

Senses

nachsinnen is used for these senses in English:

  • 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.
  • muse (intransitive) To become lost in thought, to ponder.
  • muse (transitive) To say (something) with due consideration or thought.
  • muse (transitive) To think on; to meditate on.
  • musing thought, meditation, contemplation

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.

muse — full definition

  1. noun A person or force that inspires an artist, writer, or other creative person.
  2. noun In Greek mythology, one of nine goddesses who preside over the arts and sciences.
  3. verb To think quietly and deeply about something; to ponder.

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