🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

meditar

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /me.diˈtaɾ/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Meditate/ˈmɛd.ɪ.teɪt/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ela aprendeu a meditar para encontrar paz interior."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To focus one's mind for a period of time for religious or spiritual purposes or as a method for relaxation and stress reduction.

    "She likes to meditate for twenty minutes every morning before starting her workday."
  2. 2

    To think deeply or carefully about something; to ponder or contemplate.

    "He sat by the window to meditate on the future of the company."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin verb 'meditari', meaning to reflect, ponder, or practice, stemming from the Proto-Indo-European root 'med-', meaning to take appropriate measures. Over centuries, it evolved from general intellectual contemplation into specific practices of mental focus, spiritual reflection, and mindfulness.

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