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zastanawiać się — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • muse noun A person or force that inspires an artist, writer, or other creative person.
  • ponder verb To think about something carefully and for a long time.
  • ruminate verb To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.
  • 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

zastanawiać się is used for these senses in English:

  • chew the cud (figuratively, idiomatic, of a person) To meditate or ponder before answering; to be deep in thought; to ruminate.
  • muse (transitive) To say (something) with due consideration or thought.
  • think (intransitive) To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
  • wonder (transitive, intransitive) To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to query in the mind.

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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