meditate

med·i·tate

M0194200 (mĕd′ĭ-tāt′)v. med·i·tat·ed, med·i·tat·ing, med·i·tates v.intr.1. a. To train, calm, or empty the mind, often by achieving an altered state, as by focusing on a single object, especially as a form of religious practice in Buddhism or Hinduism.b. To engage in focused thought on scriptural passages or on particular doctrines or mysteries of a religion, especially Christianity.c. To engage in devotional contemplation, especially prayer.2. To think or reflect, especially in a calm and deliberate manner.v.tr.1. To engage in meditation regarding (a religious mystery, for example).2. To plan in the mind; intend: "Are you really serious in meditating a dance at Netherfield?" (Jane Austen).

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[Latin meditārī, meditāt-; see med- in Indo-European roots.]

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med′i·ta′tor n.

meditate

(ˈmɛdɪˌteɪt) vb1. (intr; foll by on or upon) to think about something deeply2. (intr) to reflect deeply on spiritual matters, esp as a religious act: I make space to meditate every day. 3. (tr) to plan, consider, or think of doing (something)[C16: from Latin meditārī to reflect upon] ˈmeditative adj ˈmeditatively adv ˈmeditativeness n ˈmediˌtator n

med•i•tate

(ˈmɛd ɪˌteɪt)

v. -tat•ed, -tat•ing. v.i. 1. to engage in thought or contemplation. v.t. 2. to plan in the mind; intend. [1550–60; < Latin meditātus, past participle of meditārī to contemplate, plan]

meditate

Past participle: meditated
Gerund: meditating

Imperative
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Present
I meditate
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Preterite
I meditated
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Present Continuous
I am meditating
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Present Perfect
I have meditated
you have meditated
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Past Continuous
I was meditating
you were meditating
he/she/it was meditating
we were meditating
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Past Perfect
I had meditated
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Future
I will meditate
you will meditate
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Future Perfect
I will have meditated
you will have meditated
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Future Continuous
I will be meditating
you will be meditating
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Present Perfect Continuous
I have been meditating
you have been meditating
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Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been meditating
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Past Perfect Continuous
I had been meditating
you had been meditating
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we had been meditating
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Conditional
I would meditate
you would meditate
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we would meditate
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Past Conditional
I would have meditated
you would have meditated
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we would have meditated
you would have meditated
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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	meditate - reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"mull, mull over, muse, ponder, chew over, think over, excogitate, reflect, ruminate, speculate, contemplatecerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"premeditate - think or reflect beforehand or in advance; "I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake"theologise, theologize - make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjectsintrospect - reflect on one's own thoughts and feelingsbethink - consider or ponder something carefully; "She bethought her of their predicament"cogitate - consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mindwonder, question - place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"puzzle - be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden departure"consider, study - give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving"
	2.	meditate - think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study"contemplate, studycerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"

meditate

verb reflect, think, consider, contemplate, deliberate, muse, ponder, ruminate, cogitate, be in a brown study I was meditating, and reached a higher state of consciousness.meditate on something consider, study, contemplate, ponder, reflect on, mull over, think over, chew over, deliberate on, weigh, turn something over in your mind He meditated on the problem.

meditate

verbTo think or think about carefully and at length:chew on (or over), cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, entertain, excogitate, mull, muse, ponder, reflect, revolve, ruminate, study, think, think out, think over, think through, turn over, weigh.Idioms: cudgel one's brains, put on one's thinking cap, rack one's brain.

Translations

冥想沉思深思

meditate

(ˈmediteit) verb1. to think deeply. He was meditating on his troubles. 深思 深思2. to spend short, regular periods in deep (especially religious) thought. He meditates twice a day. 靜坐冥想 沉思，冥想 ˌmediˈtation noun 深思，靜坐冥想 深思，冥想 ˈmeditative (-tətiv) , ((American) -teitiv) adjective thoughtful. a meditative mood. 沉思的 沉思的，冥想的 ˈmeditatively adverb 沈思地 沉思地