reflect upon in English

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          "code": "la",
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          "sense": "consider a topic or idea",
          "word": "meditor"
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "consider a topic or idea",
          "word": "huritau"
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      "word": "meditor"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "consider a topic or idea",
      "word": "huritau"
    }
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"reflect upon" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms