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PRONUNCIATION OF PENSIVELY

pensively  [ˈpɛnsɪvlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PENSIVELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pensively is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES PENSIVELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pensively in the English dictionary

The definition of pensively in the dictionary is in a deeply or seriously thoughtful manner that is often tinged with a hint of sadness. Other definition of pensively is in a manner that expresses or suggests pensiveness.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PENSIVELY


apprehensively
ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪvlɪ
coextensively
ˌkəʊɪkˈstensɪvlɪ
comprehensively
ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪvlɪ
defensively
dɪˈfɛnsɪvlɪ
expansively
ɪkˈspænsɪvlɪ
expensively
ɪkˈspensɪvlɪ
extensively
ɪkˈstɛnsɪvlɪ
inapprehensively
ˌɪnæprɪˈhɛnsɪvlɪ
incomprehensively
ˌɪnkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪvlɪ
inexpensively
ˌɪnɪksˈpɛnsɪvlɪ
inoffensively
ˌɪnəˈfɛnsɪvlɪ
intensively
ɪnˈtɛnsɪvlɪ
misapprehensively
ˌmɪsæprɪˈhɛnsɪvlɪ
offensively
əˈfɛnsɪvlɪ
ostensively
ɒˈstɛnsɪvlɪ
reprehensively
ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsɪvlɪ
responsively
rɪˈspɒnsɪvlɪ
suspensively
səˈspɛnsɪvlɪ
unexpensively
ˌʌnɪkˈspɛnsɪvlɪ
unresponsively
ˌʌnrɪˈspɒnsɪvlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PENSIVELY

pension benefits
pension book
pension fund
pension mortgage
pension off
pension plan
pension provider
pension provision
pension scheme
pensionable
pensionaries
pensionary
pensione
pensioneer
pensioneer trustee
pensioner
pensionless
pensionnat
pensive
pensiveness

WORDS THAT END LIKE PENSIVELY

actively
aggressively
alternatively
collectively
comparatively
creatively
cumulatively
effectively
excessively
exclusively
inductively
lively
lovely
massively
negatively
objectively
positively
progressively
relatively
respectively
selectively

Synonyms and antonyms of pensively in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pensively» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PENSIVELY

Find out the translation of pensively to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pensively from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pensively» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

沉思
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pensativamente
570 millions of speakers

English

pensively
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pensively
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pensively
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

задумчиво
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pensively
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pensively
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pensivement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pensif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nachdenklich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悲しげに
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잠겨,
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pensively
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trầm ngâm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pensively
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दयनीय दिशेने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dalgın dalgın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pensieroso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zamyślony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

задумливо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gânditor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pensively
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ingedagte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pensively
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tenksomt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pensively

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PENSIVELY»

The term «pensively» is regularly used and occupies the 91.382 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PENSIVELY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pensively

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENSIVELY»

Discover the use of pensively in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pensively and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A New Romanticism: The Collected Poetry Volume One
Pensively I walk around this field of tall buffalo grass. I hear a voice in the wind As it blows through the nearby trees. A meadowlark sings nearby adding to the setting. As I walk, I also hear the swishing of my feet Through the tall dry grass.
Andrew Chavez, 2011
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The Works of William Shakespeare: King Henry VIII. Troilus ...
... The king has sent me otherwhere: besides, You'll find a most unfit time to disturb him: Health to your lordships. Nor. Thanks, my good lord chamberlain. [ Exit Lord Chamberlain; and the King draws the curtain and sits reading pensively . Suf.
William Shakespeare, William George Clark, William Aldis Wright, 1865
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The Works of William Shakespeare
[E.rit Lord Chamberlain; and the King draws the curtain and sits reading pensively. Sufi How sad he looks! sure, he is much aflli6ted. 60 King. Who's there , ha? Nor. Pray God he be not angry. King. Who's there, I say? How dare you thrust ...
William Shakespeare, William George Clark, John Glover, 1865
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The Works: The Text Formed from an Entirely New Collation of ...
The King is discovered sitting, and reading pensively'. 4 The king is discovered sitting, and reading pensively.] The old stagedirection shows the simplicity of contrivance in our old theatres; for according to it, the lord Chamberlain having gone ...
William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier, 1842
5
The Songster's Companion: a Choice Collection of More Than ...
... sad and downcask eyes ; The shepherds call her sorrow's queen, So pensively she sighs, So pensively-so penfively, So pensively she sighs. p But why those sighs so sadly swell, Or why her tears so flow? s In vain they press the lovely girlz .
SONGSTER., 1794
6
The Kalevala: Or, Poems of the Kaleva District
She searched hills, pine groves, stumps, heaths, surveying every heath, searching through every bit of scrub growth, digging in juniper roots, straightening out the branches of trees. She walks pensively, goes along lightly. She comes upon ...
Elias Lönnrot, 1963
7
A Mirage of Many Things: A Compendium of Lyrical Poetry
And I positioned my ear windward leaning, Straining for to hear, As I pensively sat upon my casement high Awaiting her who cometh near! The misty shadows stirred upon the purple moor, I heard the night wind cry, And the moon was ...
R.l. Mccallum, 2012
8
Walhallaplan
FRANK, gloomily: Shot him? Honestly, I don't know... at that time, I was sure I would... but maybe facing the actual situation I would have chickened out... maybe... PROF. ADEL, pensively: Hmmm... it's dangerous to speculate in retrospect.
9
Five Plays
ANYA [Pensively]: Epikhodov's coming... GAEV: The sun's set, ladies and gentlemen. TROFIMOV: Yes. GAEV [Not loudly, as if declaiming]: Oh, nature, glorious nature, you shine with eternal radiance, beautiful and indifferent; you're the one ...
Anton Chekhov, 2010
10
Muqarnas: An Annual on the Visual Culture of the Islamic World
Al- Fath seems to imply that the pilgrims found the spectacle before them picturesque as they took advantage of the opportunity to "liberate their thoughts, raining them down," pensively "pull [ing] the petals off striped flowers." Such references ...
Gülru Necipoğlu, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENSIVELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pensively is used in the context of the following news items.
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Maggie | Movie review
... there really isn't a great deal left except people staring pensively out of windows as they wait for the end, and one of them is the Terminator. «The Upcoming, Jul 15»
2
Hey, I'm Joan, the first person to meet President Obama on Kenyan …
... headband, Joan Wamaitha, 8, carefully held a beautiful blend of yellow, red and white flowers, pensively waiting to present to the visitor. «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»
3
Anniversary Games 2015: Nijel Amos outsprints David Rudisha again
In the aftermath, Rudisha looked up at the clock pensively, scratching his head as he tried to think of a way to defeat Amos, whose blistering ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
4
Kim Kardashian flaunts her cleavage and waist in futuristic photoshoot
In another shot, Kim looks pensively down at the ground, showing off the full effect of her braided hair. Sassy: Kim teamed her form-fitting dress ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
5
In Hope of Spotting a Leopard
Then, on one empty road, there she is: a female leopard standing pensively under a small tree. She ignores the humans gasping in the car and ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
6
Tenalach: Awakening In The Woods.
Animals that usually skitter and hop, now sit and stare pensively while I pass by. They will not move unless I come directly at them. The birds ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
7
Climate Change - Why We Must Change
Zipola Wamoto, a 52-year-old widowed mother of eight, pensively stares in space, her wrinkled face betraying her frustration and fear for her ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
8
When an ethical boycott backfires
On the dusty afternoon that Mapaung sits pensively waiting for custom, only two foreigners came by. They briefly glanced around, took no ... «Democratic Voice of Burma, Jul 15»
9
A Device Promising Safe, Permanent Birth Control Delivers Pain …
... a patient as Jesus stands behind the surgeon, guiding his hands. The other shows a young, male doctor looking pensively into the distance. «Dallas Observer, Jul 15»
10
Humans Vs Machines: 'Sketch-A-Net' Interprets Random Illustrations …
Sadly, it looks like Sketch-a-Net cannot be employed pensively to certain things like ancient cave art, finger paintings or and so on. Apparently it ... «Empire State Tribune, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pensively [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pensively>. Apr 2024 ».
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