pondered
past simple and past participle ofponder
| 单词 | pondered |
| 释义 | pondered past simple and past participle ofponder ponder verb[IorT] formaluk/ˈpɒn.dər/us/ˈpɑːn.dɚ/C2 tothinkcarefullyabout something,especiallyfor anoticeablelengthoftime: Shesatback for aminuteto ponder her nextmovein thegame. Synonyms contemplate meditate museformal reflect ruminate speculate to think carefully about something
Thinking and contemplating
Examplesofponderedpondered In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Various commentators haveponderedthe need for training standards, credentials, "certification" exams, and malpractice insurance for ethicists engaged in clinical consultation. From theCambridge English Corpus We haveponderedthe problem only to come up with the suggestion of retaining the present, pleasant waterfront as is. From theCambridge English Corpus After having read the list once, heponderedupon the fact that, usually, this vowel is not pronounced in such position. From theCambridge English Corpus Various philosophers haveponderedthe question of how self-deception is possible. From theCambridge English Corpus Discussion in this section has alsoponderedthe relationship between personal and historical identities. From theCambridge English Corpus For centuries, scholarsponderedthe nature of early word learning. From theCambridge English Corpus Back in 1992, weponderedthe relative importance - in the dictionary-making process - of lexicographers' intuitions about language as opposed to what the empirical evidence tells us. From theCambridge English Corpus It is a deeplyponderedaccount of a scheme of gender symbolism and body language which throws an intense light on upper-class society between 1500 and 1660. From theCambridge English Corpus I have oftenponderedon the matter. From theCambridge English Corpus It does not want it to disintegrate while decisions areponderedand reviewed and sometimes shelved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It thenponderedwhether to recommend reform, but timidly retreated from the fray. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, we hadponderedon think-tanks and academics. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is a statement which might be read andponderedover at the present time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That should beponderedseriously in relation to clause 3. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They must haveponderedclosely the implications of the amendment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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