Meaning

4 senses
  1. (intransitive)To become lost in thought, to ponder.

    grübeln, nachsinnen, sinnieren

    заду́мыватьсяzadúmyvatʹsja, заду́матьсяzadúmatʹsja

    задуматисяzadumatysja, замислитисяzamyslytysja

  2. (transitive)To say (something) with due consideration or thought.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:muse.

    sinnieren, nachdenklich sagen, nachsinnen

    розмірко́вуватиrozmirkóvuvaty, роздумуватиrozdumuvaty

  3. (transitive)To think on; to meditate on.

    nachsinnen, sinnieren

    задуматисяzadumatysja, замислитисяzamyslytysja

  4. (transitive)To wonder at.

    дивуватисяdyvuvatysja

More definitions
  • reflect deeply on a subject

Examples

17 sentences
  1. Mary is her girlfriend's muse.

    Мері — муза своєї подруги. — oromashka

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  2. The seven muses aided the artists.

    ruСемь муз помогали художникам. — carlosalberto

    deDie sieben Musen unterstützten die Künstler. — carlosalberto

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  3. I let my muse inspire me.

    deIch lass' mich von meiner Muse inspirieren. — MisterTrouser

  4. I mused on the meaning of his painting.

    deIch dachte über die Bedeutung seines Gemäldes nach. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. The muses are the friends of the poets.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
to become lost in thought:
to say with due consideration:
to wonder at:
Русский
By meaning 1
to become lost in thought:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to become lost in thought:
to say with due consideration:

Origin

From Middle English musen, from Old French muser.

From Middle English musen, from Old French muser.

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Forms

muses, musing, mused, mused
Base formmuse · to muse
3rd person singularmuses
Present participlemusing
Past simplemused
Past participlemused

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymuse
he, she, itmuses

Past simpleLesson

all personsmused

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave mused
he, she, ithas mused

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill muse

Synonyms

29 synonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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