Meaning

1 senses
  1. (archaic)To philosophize.

Examples

220 sentences
  1. What's the difference between religion and philosophy?

    Яка різниця між релігією та філософією? — deniko

    ruКакая разница между религией и философией? — astyng

    deWorin liegt der Unterschied zwischen Religion und Philosophie? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Philosophy is not a thing one can learn in six months.

    Філософію не вивчиш за півроку. — aandrusiak

    ruФилософию не выучишь за полгода. — afyodor

    dePhilosophie ist nichts, was man in sechs Monaten lernen kann. — Jens_Odo

  3. I agree with that philosophy.

    Я згоден з цією філософією. — deniko

  4. Tom and Mary have different philosophies of life.

    У Тома та Мері різні життєві філософії. — deniko

    ruУ Тома и Мэри разная жизненная философия. — odexed

  5. What's your philosophy?

    У чому полягає твоя філософія? — deniko

    deWas ist Ihre Philosophie? — Jens_Odo

Origin

From Middle English philosophie, Old French philosophie, and their source, Latin philosoph

From Middle English philosophie, Old French philosophie, and their source, Latin philosophia, from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía), from φίλος (phílos, “loving”) + σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”). By surface analysis, philo- + -sophy. Displaced Old English ūþwitegung.

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Forms

philosophies, philosophying, philosophied, philosophied
Base formphilosophy · to philosophy
3rd person singularphilosophies
Present participlephilosophying
Past simplephilosophied
Past participlephilosophied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyphilosophy
he, she, itphilosophies

Past simpleLesson

all personsphilosophied

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill philosophy

Word family

1 related words
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See also

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