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 said he also meditated on the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
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
I’ve never meditated, and as a writer on place, I was often in motion, crisscrossing the globe every week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2025
As the sun dipped farther down the horizon, I walked upstairs and meditated to a sound bath.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2024
So sometimes he surrendered to these feelings, and again he bit his lips and meditated with the books throughout the night.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
