meditate
verb (used without object)
to engage in thought or contemplation; reflect.
meditated
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past participleof meditate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof meditate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
meditateverb (used without object)to engage in thought or contemplation; reflect.
Example Sentences
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He relied on care packages sent by family and friends, exercised, meditated and kept journals that he later used to write his book.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
To check this out for myself, I meditated recently at Subramaniam’s lab.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
Chelsea, in Oregon, meditated on the decision of whether or not to have kids for about a year after she started doubting it during the pandemic.
From Salon ● May 10, 2025
You meditated every day as a dedicated act of service.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2025
What is the voice, I meditated, but an expulsion of air; a few vapors scented with the curdled decoctions of the stomach, vegetables mulching and pulverized beef?
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
