ruminate
gb/ɹˈumɪnˌeɪt/ us/ɹˈumɪnˌeɪt/
C1
Engels
töpreng, rágódik, kérődzik
WERKWOORD
C1
FORMAL
1
Gebruikspatroon:
ruminate (on/over) [something]
After the meeting, he went for a walk to ruminate on the feedback.
Az értekezlet után elment sétálni, hogy eltöprengjen a visszajelzésen.
She kept ruminating over her reply and ended up sending nothing.
Folyton a válaszán rágódott, és végül semmit sem küldött el.
It’s easy to ruminate on past mistakes, but it rarely helps.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
I ruminated on my choices all night.
Egész éjjel a döntéseimen töprengtem.
Try not to ruminate over small problems.
Próbálj meg nem rágódni apró problémákon.
Veelgemaakte fout:
Don’t use it for quick decisions; it usually implies long, repeated thinking.
Betekenis
think deeply for a long time
Woordcombinaties
ruminate on the past
|ruminate on a decision
|ruminate over a problem
|ruminate on what happened
|sit and ruminate
|lie awake ruminating
|quietly ruminate
|ruminate endlessly
|ruminate at length
|ruminate about mistakes
Synoniemen
ponder (Neutral and fairly formal; focuses on careful thought.)
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mull over (More conversational; suggests thinking something over repeatedly.)
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reflect (Often calmer and less stuck than ruminate.)
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brood (More negative; suggests gloomy, obsessive thinking.)
Antoniemen
dismiss (To decide something is not worth thinking about further.)
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forget (To stop thinking about it altogether.)
Thema's
thinking
|emotions
|mental_processes
Definitie
to think about something deeply for a long time
To think carefully and for a long time about something, often turning it over repeatedly in your mind.
WERKWOORD
C2
TECHNICAL
2
kérődzik
B2
Gebruikspatroon:
[animal] ruminates
Cows often ruminate for hours each day.
A tehenek gyakran naponta órákon át kérődznek.
You can see the sheep ruminating quietly in the pasture.
Láthatod, ahogy a juhok csendben kérődznek a legelőn.
Deer may ruminate in a safe spot after feeding.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
Cows ruminate after they eat.
A tehenek evés után kérődznek.
Veelgemaakte fout:
In everyday English, this meaning is much less common than the “think deeply” meaning.
Betekenis
chew cud (as some animals do)
Woordcombinaties
ruminating animals
|cows ruminate
|sheep ruminate
|ruminate for hours
|stand ruminating
|ruminate in the field
Synoniemen
chew the cud (Common phrase for the same animal behavior.)
Antoniemen
swallow (Opposite action of chewing; not bringing food back up to chew again.)
Thema's
animals
|biology
|food
Definitie
(of some animals) to chew food again after swallowing it
(Of cattle, sheep, and similar animals) to bring partly digested food back up from the stomach and chew it again.
Grammatica
Lemmavorm
ruminate
IPA
GB/ɹˈumɪnˌeɪt/
US/ɹˈumɪnˌeɪt/
Lettergrepen en klemtoon
ru - min - ate (3 lettergrepen)
Stress on 1st syllable (ru)
Woordvormen
Verb
- Base: ruminate
- 3rd Person Singular: ruminates
- Present Participle: ruminating
- Past: ruminated
Uitdrukkingen
ruminate on [something]
1/ɹˈumɪnˌeɪt ˈɔn sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
formal
think carefully about something
to think about something deeply for a long time
Voorbeelden
- She ruminated on his comment all weekend.
- He sat by the window, ruminating on his next move.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- I ruminated on my exam results.
ruminate over [something]
1/ɹˈumɪnˌeɪt ˈoʊvɚ sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
formal
turn something over in your mind
to keep thinking about something again and again
Voorbeelden
- They ruminated over the offer before accepting it.
- I spent the whole train ride ruminating over the conversation.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- She ruminated over the decision.