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Detailed Translations for pondering from English to Dutch

pondering:

pondering [the ~] noun

  1. the pondering (contemplation; meditation; reflection; thought)
    de overdenking; de meditatie; de overpeinzing; het gepeins

Translation Matrix for pondering:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
gepeins contemplation; meditation; pondering; reflection; thought brooding; day-dreaming; daydreaming; deep-thinking; musing; reverie
meditatie contemplation; meditation; pondering; reflection; thought
overdenking contemplation; meditation; pondering; reflection; thought consideration; deliberation; ground; reflexion
overpeinzing contemplation; meditation; pondering; reflection; thought
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- brooding; broody; contemplative; meditative; musing; pensive; reflective; ruminative

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Related Definitions for "pondering":

  1. deeply or seriously thoughtful1

pondering form of ponder:

to ponder verb (ponders, pondered, pondering)

  1. to ponder (think; consider; cogitate; )
    nadenken; prakkiseren; peinzen; piekeren
    • nadenken verb (denk na, denkt na, dacht na, dachten na, nagedacht)
    • peinzen verb (peins, peinst, peinsde, peinsden, gepeinsd)
    • piekeren verb (pieker, piekert, piekerde, piekerden, gepiekerd)
  2. to ponder (mediate; muse)
  3. to ponder
    in gedachten verzonken zijn
    • in gedachten verzonken zijn verb (ben in gedachte verzonken, bent in gedachte verzonken, is in gedachte verzonken, was in gedachte verzonken, waren in gedachte verzonken, in gedachte verzonken geweest)

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
in gedachten verzonken zijn ponder
nadenken brood; cogitate; consider; muse; ponder; reflect; think; wonder contemplate; meditate on; muse on; ponder on; reflect on
peinzen brood; cogitate; consider; muse; ponder; reflect; think; wonder contemplate; meditate on; muse on; ponder on; reflect on
piekeren brood; cogitate; consider; muse; ponder; reflect; think; wonder
prakkiseren brood; cogitate; consider; muse; ponder; reflect; think; wonder
zinnen op mediate; muse; ponder

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Wiktionary Translations for ponder:

ponder
verb
  1. to consider carefully
ponder
verb
  1. afwegen in de zin van tobben, overdenken

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
ponder overwegen erwägen — vorhaben
ponder overwegen wägengehoben, transitiv: die Vor- und Nachteile betrachten, bevor man eine Entscheidung trifft
ponder beschouwen; nagaan; overwegen; rekening houden met considérerregarder attentivement.
ponder mediteren; nadenken; peinzen; zinnen méditerréfléchir sur quelque chose, l’examiner mûrement, de manière à l’approfondir.
ponder dromen; mijmeren; mediteren; nadenken; peinzen; zinnen songer — (vieilli) voir en songe, rêver.