Meditation meaning in English
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Definition
meditation: consideration, contemplation, pondering, reflection; the act of giving one's attention to only one thing
to meditate: to think calm thoughts in order to relax; to give one's attention to only one thing; to consider, to contemplate, to ponder, to reflect
Examples
- "I realised my hair was affecting my meditation, so I shaved it off."
- "This meditating is making me happy."
- "You can call me Bruno, I hope we can exchange meditation techniques."
- "Now please leave me, I must meditate like the enlightened Buddha."
- "Every day, meditation... yoga... tea ...showers!"
- "Brian : Bruno, Horatio, as you know, Chuk-Chuk and I have been meditating together a lot recently."
- "Glen : I'd like to open with a short meditation."
- "And you interrupted my meditation because-"
- "I'd have called this meeting earlier, but as you may or may not know, I am currently attending a week-long meditation course in Tibet, and I have taken a vow of silence until Friday afternoon."
- "I hope that you have learned many things and meditated in many uncomfortable postures."
- "It seems our guided meditations combined with severe electroshock therapy have been truly beneficial for you."
- "I hope that you have learned many things and meditated in many abnormal postures."
- "Meditate in any one of our seventeen zen gardens, where relaxing incense will overpower your olfactory glands."
Exercise 1
Put each of the verbs below in the simple present tense form.
Every weekend Horatio to the park around noon. Before leaving his home, he a breakfast of bananas and orange juice.
Every morning Luna for one hour, and every evening she a crystal to talk with the moon.
Kevin recently discovered that Philip currently from vertigo. He was surprised by this because Philip to Florida every other month.
Every weekend Horatio to the park around noon. Before leaving his home, he a breakfast of bananas and orange juice.
Every morning Luna for one hour, and every evening she a crystal to talk with the moon.
Kevin recently discovered that Philip currently from vertigo. He was surprised by this because Philip to Florida every other month.
Put each of the verbs below in the simple present tense form.
Every weekend Horatio [not done] goes 1 to the park around noon. Before leaving his home, he [not done] eats 2 a breakfast of bananas and orange juice.
Every morning Luna [not done] meditates 3 for one hour, and every evening she [not done] uses 4 a crystal to talk with the moon.
Kevin recently discovered that Philip currently [not done] suffers 5 from vertigo. He was surprised by this because Philip [not done] flies 6 to Florida every other month.
Every weekend Horatio [not done] goes 1 to the park around noon. Before leaving his home, he [not done] eats 2 a breakfast of bananas and orange juice.
Every morning Luna [not done] meditates 3 for one hour, and every evening she [not done] uses 4 a crystal to talk with the moon.
Kevin recently discovered that Philip currently [not done] suffers 5 from vertigo. He was surprised by this because Philip [not done] flies 6 to Florida every other month.
1 goes: We must put this verb in the third person form in the present tense. 'To go' is an irregular verb: Go/Went/Gone. The simple present tense is used to describe regular or habitual actions. The phrase 'every weekend' tells us that Horatio visits to the park regularly.
2 eats: This is the best choice here, since Horatio eats this particular breakfast 'every weekend'. We must put this verb in the third person, singular form: 'he eats'.
3 meditates: This is the correct choice here. We must put this verb in the third person form in the present tense.
4 uses: This is the correct choice. We must put this verb in the third person form in the present tense.
5 suffers: This is correct. We must put this verb in the third person singular form of the present tense: 'he/she/it suffers'.
6 flies: This is correct. We must put this verb in the present third person singular form. 'To fly' is an irregular verb: fly/flew/flown.
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