ruminate
gb/ɹˈumɪnˌeɪt/ us/ɹˈumɪnˌeɪt/
C1
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
töpreng, rágódik, kérődzik
ਕਿਰਿਆ
C1
FORMAL
1
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
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.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Don’t use it for quick decisions; it usually implies long, repeated thinking.
ਅਰਥ
think deeply for a long time
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
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
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
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.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
dismiss (To decide something is not worth thinking about further.)
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forget (To stop thinking about it altogether.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
thinking
|emotions
|mental_processes
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
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.
ਕਿਰਿਆ
C2
TECHNICAL
2
kérődzik
B2
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
[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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
Cows ruminate after they eat.
A tehenek evés után kérődznek.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
In everyday English, this meaning is much less common than the “think deeply” meaning.
ਅਰਥ
chew cud (as some animals do)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
ruminating animals
|cows ruminate
|sheep ruminate
|ruminate for hours
|stand ruminating
|ruminate in the field
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
chew the cud (Common phrase for the same animal behavior.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
swallow (Opposite action of chewing; not bringing food back up to chew again.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
animals
|biology
|food
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
(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.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
ruminate
IPA
GB/ɹˈumɪnˌeɪt/
US/ɹˈumɪnˌeɪt/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
ru - min - ate (3 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 1st syllable (ru)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Verb
- Base: ruminate
- 3rd Person Singular: ruminates
- Present Participle: ruminating
- Past: ruminated
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ
ruminate on [something]
1/ɹˈumɪnˌeɪt ˈɔn sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
formal
think carefully about something
to think about something deeply for a long time
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- She ruminated on his comment all weekend.
- He sat by the window, ruminating on his next move.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- They ruminated over the offer before accepting it.
- I spent the whole train ride ruminating over the conversation.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- She ruminated over the decision.