meditate on/upon

phrasal verb

meditated on/upon; meditating on/upon; meditates on/upon

: to think about (something) carefully

She meditated on whether or not to return to school.

meditating upon the meaning of life

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Francis instead wrote that people should meditate on love that builds a fraternity open to all, without exception. —

Jason Derose, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025 After a day of rugged outdoor adventure—the resort can arrange for hiking, biking, and rafting down the Ayung—retire to your private infinity pool and meditate on events yet to come. —

Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025 Toossi herself speaks both Farsi (her parents were born in Iran) and English (she was born in California), and several characters meditate on the internal displacements of bilingualism. —

Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025 Edward Murphy, Hallandale Beach Try opening the good book The question is: Does Donald Trump read and seriously meditate on the Bible that has been published under his auspices? —

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for meditate on/upon

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