Dream and Ponder

Dream

Dream verb - To form a mental picture of.
Usage example: I dreamed that I was living on that proverbial desert island in the South Pacific

Ponder and dream are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ponder" instead a verb "Dream".

Ponder

Ponder verb - To give serious and careful thought to.

Dream and ponder are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dream" instead a verb "Ponder".

Common collocations

place dream place ponder place

Both words in one sentence

  • No longer did the people of Taivas have to ponder about faster than light travel and dream of alien worlds.
  • We're left to ponder what "continuation of the dream" Saber might be seeing, and to hope it'll bring them back together somehow.
  • Film / EC Comics However, he has previously painted his own self-portrait, and he must protect it to prevent himself being harmed.Framing Story (Ending) - When the story of the final dream is told, the five ponder the meaning of their nightmares.
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