What's the origin of se recueillir as a verb for "to meditate"? It seems so different than the verb recueillir meaning "to note" or "to collect". If one wants to say one is practicing meditation should one use se recueillir or méditer ?
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Evan C.Kwiziq community member
se recueiller
This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate cueillir and derivatives in the present tense in French (Le Présent)"
Asked 6 months ago
Bonjour Evan,
Follow the link for the etymology of "recueillir/se recueillir" (especially II 3.): Etymoligie-recueillir
Take a look here for the meaning of "se recueillir": se recueillir
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !
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