ruminate
To chew cud. Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumenTo chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.
» He ruminated over his misfortunes.
Він розмірковував над своїми нещастями.
Він розмірковував над своїми бідами.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.
A camel will ruminate just as a cow will.
wiederkäuen
жева́ть жва́чкуževátʹ žváčku
ремиґатиremygaty, ремигатиremyhaty
(intransitive)To meditate or reflect.
I didn't answer right away because I needed to ruminate first.
grübeln
роздумуватиrozdumuvaty, розмірковуватиrozmirkovuvaty
reflect deeply on a subject
(transitive)To meditate or ponder over; to muse on.
Examples
8 sentencesHe ruminated over his misfortunes.
Він розмірковував над своїми нещастями.
David has been constantly ruminating about that.
Ziri spends a lot of time ruminating about abandonment.
She spends his nights ruminating over the past and can’t sleep.
Why do cows ruminate?
ruПочему коровы жуют жвачку?
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
First attested in 1533; borrowed from Latin rūminātus, perfect active participle of rūminoFirst attested in 1533; borrowed from Latin rūminātus, perfect active participle of rūminor (“to chew the cud, turn over in the mind”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from rūmen (“the throat, gullet”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), itself of uncertain origin.
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Forms
ruminates, ruminating, ruminated, ruminatedSynonyms
12 synonyms- reflect deeply on a subject:chew overthink overmeditateponderexcogitatecontemplatemusereflect
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle