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Detailed Translations for pondering from English to German

pondering:

pondering [the ~] noun

  1. the pondering (contemplation; meditation; reflection; thought)
    die Grübelei; Grübeln; Nachdenken

Translation Matrix for pondering:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Grübelei contemplation; meditation; pondering; reflection; thought brooding; deep-thinking; reverie; worry
Grübeln contemplation; meditation; pondering; reflection; thought brooding; concentrate on; contriving; day-dreaming; deep-thinking; drudgery; focus on; musing; reverie; toiling; troubling; worrying
Nachdenken contemplation; meditation; pondering; reflection; thought consideration; considered opinion; day-dreaming; daydreaming; deliberation; ground; meditation; musing; reflection; reflexion; reverie; thought
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- brooding; broody; contemplative; meditative; musing; pensive; reflective; ruminative

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Synonyms for "pondering":


Related Definitions for "pondering":

  1. deeply or seriously thoughtful1

ponder:

to ponder verb (ponders, pondered, pondering)

  1. to ponder (think; consider; cogitate; )
    nachdenken; überlegen; sinnen; grübeln
    • nachdenken verb (denke nach, denkst nach, denkt nach, dachte nach, dachten nach, nachgedacht)
    • überlegen verb (überlege, überlegst, überlegt, überlegte, überlegtet, überlegt)
    • sinnen verb (sinne, sinnst, sinnt, sann, sannt, gesonnen)
    • grübeln verb (grüble, grübelst, grübelt, grübelte, grübeltet, gegrübelt)
  2. to ponder (mediate; muse)
  3. to ponder
    grübeln
    • grübeln verb (grüble, grübelst, grübelt, grübelte, grübeltet, gegrübelt)

Conjugations for ponder:

present
  1. ponder
  2. ponder
  3. ponders
  4. ponder
  5. ponder
  6. ponder
simple past
  1. pondered
  2. pondered
  3. pondered
  4. pondered
  5. pondered
  6. pondered
present perfect
  1. have pondered
  2. have pondered
  3. has pondered
  4. have pondered
  5. have pondered
  6. have pondered
past continuous
  1. was pondering
  2. were pondering
  3. was pondering
  4. were pondering
  5. were pondering
  6. were pondering
future
  1. shall ponder
  2. will ponder
  3. will ponder
  4. shall ponder
  5. will ponder
  6. will ponder
continuous present
  1. am pondering
  2. are pondering
  3. is pondering
  4. are pondering
  5. are pondering
  6. are pondering
subjunctive
  1. be pondered
  2. be pondered
  3. be pondered
  4. be pondered
  5. be pondered
  6. be pondered
diverse
  1. ponder!
  2. let's ponder!
  3. pondered
  4. pondering
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for ponder:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
auf etwas besinnen mediate; muse; ponder
grübeln brood; cogitate; consider; muse; ponder; reflect; think; wonder be indecised; bother; break one's head; brood; brood over; contemplate; defer; delay; deter; do jigsaw puzzles; doubt; fret; hesitate; linger; meditate on; mope; muse; muse on; nurse a grievance; ponder on; pout; procrastinate; put off; puzzle; question; reflect on; solve crossword puzzles; sulk; tarry; think hard; vacillate; waver; worry; worry about
nachdenken brood; cogitate; consider; muse; ponder; reflect; think; wonder bother; brood; consider; contemplate; devise; do jigsaw puzzles; do some hard thinking; fret; lay schemes; make plans; meditate on; mope; muse on; philosophise; philosophize; plan; plot; ponder on; puzzle; reflect; reflect on; solve crossword puzzles; think better of it; worry
nachdenken über mediate; muse; ponder contemplate; meditate on; muse on; ponder on; reflect on
sinnen brood; cogitate; consider; muse; ponder; reflect; think; wonder contemplate; devise; lay schemes; make plans; meditate on; muse; muse on; plan; plot; ponder on; reflect on
überlegen brood; cogitate; consider; muse; ponder; reflect; think; wonder consider; contemplate; meditate on; muse on; ponder on; reflect on; regard; think it over; think out; think over
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
überlegen covered; equal to

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Wiktionary Translations for ponder:

ponder
verb
  1. to think deeply
  2. to consider carefully
ponder
verb
  1. sich eingehend in Gedanken mit etwas oder jemandem beschäftigen
  2. vorhaben
  3. (intransitiv) über etwas grüblerisch nachdenken
  4. gehoben, transitiv: die Vor- und Nachteile betrachten, bevor man eine Entscheidung trifft
  5. mit einem bestimmten Ziel nachdenken, in Gedanken versinken, etwas überdenken

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
ponder berücksichtigen; betrachten; erwägen; sich überlegen considérerregarder attentivement.
ponder erwägen; nachdenken; nachsinnen méditerréfléchir sur quelque chose, l’examiner mûrement, de manière à l’approfondir.
ponder überlegen réfléchir — Penser longuement
ponder träumen; schwärmen; wähnen; erwägen; nachdenken; nachsinnen songer — (vieilli) voir en songe, rêver.