pondering to enter vs pondering on entering

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Pondering to enter' is used when the focus is on the action of entering, while 'pondering on entering' is used when the focus is on the process of thinking about entering. They are both valid constructions depending on the emphasis you want to give.

Last updated: March 23, 2024 • 740 views

pondering to enter

This phrase is correct and can be used when the focus is on the action of entering.

This phrase is used when someone is considering or thinking about entering a place or situation.

Examples:

She was pondering to enter the competition.
He was pondering to enter the room.

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Request permission to enter Quarantine Zone.
Preparing to enter the earthly realm.
Unauthorised personnel requesting permission to enter.
Colonel Ratcher requesting permission to enter airspace.
Unauthorized personal requesting permission to enter.
Powergen suggested forbidding BE to enter new retail markets.
Camp electrician requests permission to enter.
I'm impatient to enter Jerusalem.
I will put it like this: it would have been easier to enter Fort Knox in the United States than it was to enter the doors of the Investment Bank.
I beseech you to enter my sacred domain.
Actually, Connie has decided to enter the pageant.
It's too dangerous for you to enter the city.
I'm granting you permission to enter my bubble.
Garner, you are authorized to enter.
You always want to enter a park from behind.
It seems the bride and groom will have to enter together.
I'm looking to enter the Olympics.
We need to enter into a dialogue and have a mature debate.
Winter, I'm about to enter the second floor.
Until the threat comes to Helena, she'll refuse to enter the war.

Alternatives:

considering entering
thinking about entering
contemplating entering
reflecting on entering
mulling over entering

pondering on entering

This phrase is correct and can be used when the focus is on the process of thinking about entering.

This phrase is used when someone is deeply thinking about the act of entering a place or situation.

Examples:

She was pondering on entering the competition.
He was pondering on entering the room.

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I was pondering on whether I should get rid of it or not...
You spent your days busy pondering on that all day?
On the other hand, a vast majority of those national colleagues who expressed themselves were quite open to discuss the possibility of using a part of an existing tax to finance the European Union, even freely pondering on "suitable" candidate taxes...
And I'm planning on entering the Miss USA Pageant.
"Restrictions on entering shops and businesses..."
On entering the bedroom, she started sobbing.
Subject: Ban on entering Russia for Danish journalist
Ban on entering Russia for Danish journalist
Allowances and expenses on entering or leaving the service
Subject: Ban on entering Russia for Danish journalist
In addition, Europol has opened negotiations with 23 countries on entering into cooperation agreements.
Evidently, only an administrative appeal is possible against such a ban on entering US territory.
On entering Polish territorial waters she was boarded by Polish customs officials who discovered contraband alcohol.
On entering office, Prime Minister Attal Vajpayee announced his declared intention to make India a nuclear power.
Now, Mr. Allen discovered on entering the water closet, that the only decoration therein was a portrait of George Washington.
You have to declare large amounts of cash on entering U.S. waters.
You planning on entering the civil service?
In March 2002, on entering Poland, you requested asylum, then vanished into thin air.
When you consider his actions for several weeks previous... giving away his money, planning on entering prizefighting.
They shall be exempt from immigration inspections and customs control on entering, leaving or within the Host State's territory.

Alternatives:

thinking about entering
reflecting on entering
contemplating entering
mulling over entering
considering entering

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pondering to enter vs pondering on entering