ponder

[US]/ˈpɒndə(r)/
[UK]/ˈpɑːndər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. nøye vurdere; veie
vi. reflektere; vurdere
Word Forms
Third Person Singularponders
Present Participlepondering
Past Participlepondered
Past Tensepondered

Phrases & Collocations

ponder over

tenke over

Example Sentences

ponder upon the problem

å tenke nøye over problemet

mull over a plan.See Synonyms at ponder

gruble over en plan. Se synonymer under 'ponder'.

The young captain is pondering over a thorny problem.

Den unge kapteinen tenker nøye over et komplisert problem.

pondering, she struck upon a brilliant idea.

Mens hun tenkte, kom hun på en strålende idé.

He pondered his words thoroughly.

Han tenkte nøye over ordene sine.

She pondered his marriage proposal for weeks.

Hun tenkte over hans frierforslag i flere uker.

The young couple are pondering moving their house.

Det unge paret tenker på å flytte hus.

We pondered whether to tell him.

Vi tenkte på om vi skulle fortelle det til ham.

I pondered the question of what clothes to wear for the occasion.

Jeg tenkte på spørsmålet om hvilke klær jeg skulle ha på meg til anledningen.

The secretary lay awake all night pondering whether to leave or stay.

Sekretæren lå våken hele natten og tenkte på om hun skulle dra eller bli.

When I asked advice, he pondered and then told me not to go.

Da jeg spurte om råd, tenkte han og sa så at jeg ikke skulle dra.

The visitor can ponder over the boomerangs used by aborigines at the time of Cook.

Besøkende kan tenke over buene som ble brukt av aboriginer på Cooks tid.

Real-world Examples

He may want to ponder his mistakes instead.

Han vil kanskje ønske å tenke over sine feil i stedet.

Source: Downton Abbey Season 3

If you pondered porcine, put your hooves up.

Hvis du grublet over svin, sett føttene opp.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

I pondered deeply, then, over the adventures of the jungle.

Jeg grublet dypt, deretter, over jungelens eventyr.

Source: The Little Prince

Let's finish off filling while we ponder, Jay.

La oss fullføre fyllingen mens vi grubler, Jay.

Source: Gourmet Base

I was forgotten. out of view so i pondered, wouldn't you?

Jeg ble glemt. utenfor synet så jeg grublet, ville du ikke?

Source: Villains' Tea Party

Our technology correspondent has been pondering the rise and rise of the machines.

Vår teknologikorrespondent har grublet over fremveksten av maskinene.

Source: BBC Listening December 2014 Collection

Rumours in Delhi suggest that America is pondering whether to issue him a visa.

Rykter i Delhi antyder at Amerika vurderer om de skal utstede visum til ham.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

As you know, this is my last commencement and I'm actually pondering the same question.

Som du vet, er dette min siste avslutning, og jeg grubler faktisk over det samme spørsmålet.

Source: 2023 Celebrity High School Graduation Speech

Mrs. Strickland pondered deeply for some time.

Mrs. Strickland grublet dypt i noen tid.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

He crossed his arms. He pondered.

Han krysset armene. Han grublet.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

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