ponder

reflexionar sobre, meditar

Pensar con calma y atención en algo durante un tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: To think carefully about something for a while.

• I need time to ponder this.
• She pondered the offer all evening.
• Have you pondered what might happen next?

Cómo se usa: ponder something (She pondered the question before answering.); ponder over something (He pondered over his options for a while.)

Sinónimos: consider, reflect on, think over

Expresiones frecuentes: ponder a question, ponder the future, ponder over something, ponder on something

reflexión, meditación

Un rato dedicado a pensar cuidadosamente en algo.

En inglés sencillo: A period when you think carefully about something.

• Let me have a ponder.
• After a long ponder, she chose the smaller house.
• A quiet ponder helped him decide what to say.

Cómo se usa: a ponder about something (I had a ponder about our plans.)

Sinónimos: think, reflection

Expresiones frecuentes: have a ponder, a quiet ponder, a ponder about something