Refugium [00009]:
-past
-present
-future

-understanding the past

un•der•stand \'€n-d€r-"stand\ verb un•der•stood \-"stud\ un•der•stand•ing [ME, fr. OE understandan, fr. under + standan to stand] (bef. 12c)

verb transitive
1 a : to grasp the meaning of <understand Russian>
b : to grasp the reasonableness of <his behavior is hard to understand>
c : to have thorough or technical acquaintance with or expertness in the practice of <understand finance>
d : to be thoroughly familiar with the character and propensities of <understands children>

2 : to accept as a fact or truth or regard as plausible without utter certainty <we understand that he is returning from abroad>
3 : to interpret in one of a number of possible ways
4 : to supply in thought as though expressed <"to be married" is commonly understood after the word engaged>

verb intransitive
1 : to have understanding : have the power of comprehension
2 : to achieve a grasp of the nature, significance, or explanation of something
3 : to believe or infer something to be the case
4 : to show a sympathetic or tolerant attitude toward something

un•der•stand•abil•i•ty \-'stan-d€-"bi-l€-tÈ\ noun

un•der•stand•able \-"stan-d€-b€l\ adjective

Synonyms

understand, comprehend, appreciate mean to have a clear or complete idea of. understand and comprehend are very often interchangeable. understand may, however, stress the fact of having attained a firm mental grasp of something <orders that were fully understood and promptly obeyed>. comprehend may stress the process of coming to grips with something intellectually <I have trouble comprehending your reasons for doing this>. appreciate implies a just evaluation or judgment of a thing's value or nature <failed to appreciate the risks involved>.

-challenging the present

1chal•lenge \"cha-l€nj\ verb chal•lenged chal•leng•ing [ME chalengen to accuse, fr. OF chalengier, fr. L calumniari to accuse falsely, fr. calumnia calumny] (13c)

verb transitive

1 : to demand as due or deserved : require <an event that challenges explanation>

2 : to order to halt and prove identity <the sentry challenged the stranger>

3 : to dispute esp. as being unjust, invalid, or outmoded : impugn <new data that challenges old assumptions>

4 : to question formally the legality or legal qualifications of

5 a : to confront or defy boldly : dare

b : to call out to duel or combat

c : to invite into competition

6 : to arouse or stimulate esp. by presenting with difficulties

7 : to administer a physiological and esp. an immunologic challenge to (an organism or cell)

verb intransitive

1 : to make or present a challenge

2 : to take legal exception

chal•leng•er noun

-shaping the future

1shape \"shÀp\ verb shaped shap•ing [ME, alter. of OE scieppan; akin to OHG skepfen to shape] (bef. 12c)

verb transitive

1 : form, create; esp : to give a particular form or shape to

2 obs : ordain, decree

3 : to adapt in shape so as to fit neatly and closely <a dress shaped to her figure>

4 a : devise, plan

b : to embody in definite form <shaping a folktale into an epic>

5 a : to make fit for (as a particular use or purpose) : adapt

b : to determine or direct the course or character of (as life)

c : to modify (behavior) by rewarding changes that tend toward a desired response

verb intransitive

1 : happen, befall

2 : to take on or approach a mature or definite form — often used with up

shap•er noun

 

-creative

cre•a•tive \krÈ-"À-tiv, "krÈ-'\ adjective (1678)

1 : marked by the ability or power to create : given to creating <the creative impulse>

2 : having the quality of something created rather than imitated : imaginative <the creative arts>

3 : managed so as to get around legal or conventional limits <creative financing>; also : deceptively arranged so as to conceal or defraud <creative accounting>

cre•a•tive•ly adverb

cre•a•tive•ness noun

-beeing

be \"bÈ\ verb past 1st & 3d sing was \"w€z, "wäz\ 2d sing were \"w€r\ pl were past subjunctive were past part been \"bin, chiefly Brit "bÈn\ pres part be•ing \"bÈ(-i)¾\ pres 1st sing am \€m, "am\ 2d sing are \"är, €r\ 3d sing is \"iz, €z\ pl are pres subjunctive be [ME, fr. OE bÈon; akin to OHG bim am, L fui I have been, futurus about to be, fieri to become, be done, Gk phynai to be born, be by nature, phyein to produce] (bef. 12c)

verb intransitive

1 a : to equal in meaning : have the same connotation as : symbolize <God is love> <January is the first month> <let x be 10>

b : to have identity with <the first person I met was my brother>

c : to constitute the same class as

d : to have a specified qualification or characterization <the leaves are green>

e : to belong to the class of <the fish is a trout> — used regularly in senses 1a through 1e as the copula of simple predication

2 a : to have an objective existence : have reality or actuality : live <I think, therefore I am> <once upon a time there was a knight>

b : to have, maintain, or occupy a place, situation, or position <the book is on the table>

c : to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted — used only in infinitive form <let him be>

d : to take place : occur <the concert was last night>

e : to come or go <has already been and gone> <has never been to the circus>

f archaic : belong, befall

verbal auxiliary

1 — used with the past participle of transitive verbs as a passive-voice auxiliary <the money was found> <the house is being built>

2 — used as the auxiliary of the present participle in progressive tenses expressing continuous action <he is reading> <I have been sleeping>

3 — used with the past participle of some intransitive verbs as an auxiliary forming archaic perfect tenses <Christ is risen from the dead — 1 Cor 15:20 (DV)>

4 — used with the infinitive with to to express futurity, arrangement in advance, or obligation <I am to interview him today> <she was to become famous>