meditar

v.

1 to meditate, to ponder.

2 to plan, to think through.

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meditar

► verbo transitivo

1 to meditate, think

► verbo intransitivo

1 to meditate (sobre, over), ponder

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verb

1) to meditate

2) ponder

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1.

VT (=pensar) to ponder, meditate (on); [+ plan] to think out

2.

VI to meditate, ponder

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1.

verbo intransitivo to meditate

meditar sobre algo — to reflect o meditate on something

2.

meditar vt (considerar) to think about; (durante más tiempo) to think about, ponder, meditate on

una decisión muy meditada — a very carefully thought-out decision

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= ponder (over/on/upon), cogitate, meditate, mull over.

Ex. If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.

Ex. 'We've been loading quite a few things on you, Laura! Do you have any questions?', the young woman cogitated.

Ex. He sat still, full in the eye of the sun, and meditated.

Ex. Hawthorne sat alone at her table, mulling over Gordon's remarks = Hawthorne estaba sentado solo en su mesa, dándole vueltas a los comentarios de Gordon.

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* meditar sobre = muse (over/on/upon).

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1.

verbo intransitivo to meditate

meditar sobre algo — to reflect o meditate on something

2.

meditar vt (considerar) to think about; (durante más tiempo) to think about, ponder, meditate on

una decisión muy meditada — a very carefully thought-out decision

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= ponder (over/on/upon), cogitate, meditate, mull over.

Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.

Ex: 'We've been loading quite a few things on you, Laura! Do you have any questions?', the young woman cogitated.

Ex: He sat still, full in the eye of the sun, and meditated.

Ex: Hawthorne sat alone at her table, mulling over Gordon's remarks = Hawthorne estaba sentado solo en su mesa, dándole vueltas a los comentarios de Gordon.

* meditar sobre = muse (over/on/upon).

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meditar [A1 ]

vi

to meditate

después de meditar largamente sobre el tema after reflecting o meditating on the matter for a long time

■ meditar

vt

(considerar) to think about; (durante más tiempo) to think about, ponder, meditate on

meditó su respuesta durante unos instantes he thought about his answer for a few moments

una decisión muy meditada a very carefully thought-out decision

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Multiple Entries:
meditar    
meditar algo
meditar (conjugate meditar) verbo intransitivo
to meditate;

◊ meditar sobre algo to reflect o meditate on sth

verbo transitivo (considerar) to think about;

(durante más tiempo) to ponder, meditate on;

◊ una decisión muy meditada a very carefully thought-out decision

meditar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to meditate, ponder: meditaré sobre ello, I'll think about it

'meditar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rumiar
English:
brood
- meditate
- muse
- reflect

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meditar

♦ vt

1. [considerar] to consider, to ponder;

meditó cuidadosamente su respuesta he considered o pondered his reply very carefully;

estamos meditando qué hacer we are pondering over o considering what to do

2. [planear] to plan, to think through

♦ vi

to meditate (sobre on)

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meditar

I v/t ponder

II v/i meditate

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meditar vi

: to meditate, to think

meditar sobre la vida: to contemplate life

meditar vt

1) : to think over, to consider

2) : to plan, to work out

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meditar vb to think [pt. & pp. thought]