pensive
Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thoughtEngaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
» Tom looked pensive.
Tom sah nachdenklich aus.
Том выглядел задумчивым.
Meaning
3 sensesEngaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
He sat in pensive silence, weighing his options carefully.
Having the appearance of deep, often melancholic, thinking.
The author’s tone grows pensive in the final chapters.
nachdenklich, gedankenvoll, gedankenverloren
заду́мчивыйzadúmčivyj, размышля́ющийrazmyšljájuščij
заду́мливийzadúmlyvyj
Looking thoughtful, especially from sadness.
nachdenklich, gedankenverloren, sinnig
печа́льныйpečálʹnyj, гру́стныйgrústnyj
заду́мливийzadúmlyvyj
showing pensive sadness
Examples
14 sentencesTom looked pensive.
ruТом выглядел задумчивым.
deTom sah nachdenklich aus.
He is a very pensive person.
ruОн очень задумчивый человек.
She was quiet and pensive yesterday.
ruВчера она была задумчива и молчалива.
deSie war gestern nachdenklich und schweigsam.
Yesterday he was quiet and pensive.
ruВчера он был задумчив и молчалив.
deEr war gestern nachdenklich und schweigsam.
Why are you looking so pensive today?
ruПочему ты выглядишь таким задумчивым сегодня?
deWarum zeigst du uns heute ein so nachdenkliches Gesicht?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English pensif, pensyfe, pencyve, from Old French pensif (“thoughtful”), fromFrom Middle English pensif, pensyfe, pencyve, from Old French pensif (“thoughtful”), from penser (“to think”) (from Latin pēnsō) + -if (English -ive).
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Forms
more pensive, most pensive| Comparative | more pensive Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most pensive Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
10 synonyms- showing pensive sadness:wistful
- deeply or seriously thoughtful:broodingbroodycontemplativemeditativemusingponderingreflectiveruminative
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form