muse

muse  (myz)

v. mused, mus·ing, mus·es

v.intr.

To be absorbed in one's thoughts; engage in meditation.

v.tr.

To consider or say thoughtfully: mused that it might take longer to drive than walk.

n.

A state of meditation.

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[Middle English musen, from Old French muser (possibly from mus, snout, from Medieval Latin msum) and or of Germanic origin.]

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muser n.

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muse ¹

Verb

[musing, mused] to think deeply and at length about: she mused unhappily on how right her sister had been [Old French muser]

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muse ²

Noun

the muse a force or person, esp. a woman, that inspires a creative artist [Greek Mousa a Muse]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Muse - in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science Greek deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks
	2.	muse - the source of an artist's inspiration; "Euterpe was his muse" germ, source, seed - anything that provides inspiration for later work
Verb	1.	muse - 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" meditate, mull, mull over, ponder, chew over, think over, excogitate, reflect, ruminate, speculate, contemplate cerebrate, 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 subjects introspect - reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings bethink - consider or ponder something carefully; "She bethought her of their predicament" cogitate - consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind wonder, 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"

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muse

verb ponder, consider, reflect, contemplate, think, weigh up, deliberate, speculate, brood, meditate, mull over, think over, ruminate, cogitate, be lost in thought, be in a brown study

Translations

muse [mjuːz] vi → meditar

n → musa

muse [mjuːz] vi → méditer, songer

n → muse f

muse [mjuːz] vi → nachgrübeln

n → Muse f

muse [mjuːz] vi → meditare, sognare

n → musa

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muse

v muse [mjuːz]

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