muse: 뮤즈. to think about something in a careful slow way
muse on/about/over: He mused on his relationship with his own father.
1a
TRANSITIVE
to say something in a way that shows that you have been thinking carefully about it.
Definition of muse (Entry 1 of 3)
intransitive verb
1: to become absorbed in thought
especially : to think about something carefully and thoroughly
musing about what might have been
2archaic : WONDER, MARVEL
transitive verb
: to think or say (something) in a thoughtful way
"I could sell the house," she mused, "but where would I go?"
muse noun (1)
Definition of muse (Entry 2 of 3)
: a state of deep thought or dreamy abstraction
thrown into a muse by the book she was reading
muse noun (2)
Definition of muse (Entry 3 of 3)
1
capitalized : any of the nine sister goddesses in Greek mythology presiding over song and poetry and the arts and sciences
Clio is the Greek Muse of history.
2: a source of inspiration
especially : a guiding genius
The writer's beloved wife was his muse.
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