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muse
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: myo?oz
- (UK) IPA(key): /mju?z/
- (US) IPA(key): /mjuz/
- Homophones: mews, Meuse
- Rhymes: -u?z
Etymology 1
From Middle French muse, from Latin M?sa, from Ancient Greek ????? (Moûsa).
Noun
muse (plural muses)
- A source of inspiration.
- (archaic) A poet; a bard.
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 85:
- My toung-tide Mu?e in manners holds her ?till,
- While comments of your prai?e richly compil'd,
- Re?erue their Character with goulden quill,
- And precious phra?e by all the Mu?es fil'd.
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 85:
Synonyms
- (source of inspiration): Pierian spring
Related terms
- museum
- music
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English musen, from Old French muser.
Verb
muse (third-person singular simple present muses, present participle musing, simple past and past participle mused)
- (intransitive) To become lost in thought, to ponder.
- (transitive) To say (something) with due consideration or thought.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:muse.
- (transitive) To think on; to meditate on.
- c. 1726, James Thomson, Hymn
- Come, then, expressive Silence, muse his praise.
- c. 1726, James Thomson, Hymn
- (transitive) To wonder at.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:ponder
Related terms
- muser
- musing
- amuse
Translations
Noun
muse (plural muses)
- An act of musing; a period of thoughtfulness.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, I.xii:
- still he sate long time astonished / As in great muse, ne word to creature spake.
- 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 416:
- He fell into a muse and pulled his upper lip.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, I.xii:
Etymology 3
From French musse. See muset.
Noun
muse (plural muses)
- A gap or hole in a hedge, fence, etc. through which a wild animal is accustomed to pass; a muset.
- Find a hare without a muse. (old proverb)
Anagrams
- Semu, emus, umes
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /myz/
- Homophones: musent, muses
Noun
muse f (plural muses)
- artistic inspiration
- muse (specific artistic subject)
Verb
muse
- first-person singular present indicative of muser
- third-person singular present indicative of muser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of muser
- third-person singular present subjunctive of muser
- second-person singular imperative of muser
Anagrams
- émus, meus, mues, seum
Italian
Noun
muse f
- plural of musa
Anagrams
- sume
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English m?s.
Noun
muse
- Alternative form of mous
Etymology 2
From Latin M?sa.
Noun
muse
- Alternative form of Muse
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French musée, from Latin m?s?um, from Ancient Greek ???????? (Mouseîon)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?.se?/, [m??.?se?]
Noun
muse n (definite singular museet, indefinite plural muse or museer, definite plural museene or musea)
- Alternative form of musé
References
- “muse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ????? (Moûsa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²m??.s?/ (example of pronunciation)
Noun
muse f (definite singular musa, indefinite plural muser, definite plural musene)
- a muse
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²m??.s?/ (example of pronunciation)
Verb
muse (present tense musar, past tense musa, past participle musa, passive infinitive musast, present participle musande, imperative mus)
- to whisper
- Synonym: kviskre
Etymology 3
From French musée, from Latin m?s?um, from Ancient Greek ???????? (Mouseîon)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?.se?/, [m??.?se?] (examples of pronunciation)
Noun
muse n (definite singular museet, indefinite plural muse, definite plural musea)
- alternative spelling of musé
References
- “muse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Spanish
Verb
muse
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of musirse.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of musirse.
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intend
English
Etymology
From Middle English intenden, entenden (“direct (one’s) attention towards”), borrowed from Old French entendre, from Latin intendo, intendere. See also intensive.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?t?nd/
- Rhymes: -?nd
Verb
intend (third-person singular simple present intends, present participle intending, simple past and past participle intended)
- (transitive, intransitive, usually followed by the particle "to") To hope; to wish (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon
- Synonyms: mean, design, plan, purpose
- To fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard.
- (obsolete) To stretch to extend; distend.
- To strain; make tense.
- (obsolete) To intensify; strengthen.
- , Bk.I, New York, 2001, p.139:
- Dotage, fatuity, or folly […] is for the most part intended or remitted in particular men, and thereupon some are wiser than others […].
- , Bk.I, New York, 2001, p.139:
- To apply with energy.
- To bend or turn; direct, as one’s course or journey.
- To design mechanically or artistically; fashion; mold.
- To pretend; counterfeit; simulate.
Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Synonyms
- mean, mint (UK dialect), foremind (obsolete)
Related terms
- intense
- intensive
- intent
- intention
- intension
Translations
Anagrams
- Dinnet, dentin, indent, tinned
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