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# pond

noun (pond, ponds)

«pond» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition and Meaning — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A pond is a small area of still water, smaller than a lake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pond/#m1)
2. «The pond» (informal) can mean the Atlantic Ocean: «across the pond». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pond/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths: a place with fish, ducks or frogs counted; water in it; animals coming and going. In science: pond life (tadpoles, water snails, dragonflies), the life cycle of a frog, pond dipping. In everyday life and safety: feeding ducks; never go near a pond without an adult. In stories: ice on a pond, a frog prince.

### Examples

- There are 12 ducks on the pond. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pond/#x1)
- 4 frogs jumped into the pond. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pond/#x2)
- The pond has 30 fish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pond/#x3)
- How many ducks are left on the pond? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pond/#x4)
- We went pond dipping and found tadpoles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pond/#x5)
- Never walk on a frozen pond. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pond/#x6)
- Dragonflies lay their eggs in ponds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pond/#x7)
- My cousin lives across the pond in America. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pond/#x8)
- And the water in the pond became dark with blood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pond/#x9)

### Note

A place, not a number. Animals coming and going: add and subtract. Trap: count animals in the pond, not the pond. «On the pond» for things floating, «in the pond» for things under water. Safety: ponds can be deep; ice on a pond may break.

## In Jewish tradition

Here it is a mistaken word: it is the word "ponder" cut short, meaning to think deeply. In the primary lessons: In maths: a place with fish, ducks or frogs counted; water in it; animals coming and going. In science: pond life (tadpoles, water snails, dragonflies), the life cycle of a frog, pond dipping. In everyday life and safety: feeding ducks; never go near a pond without an adult. In stories: ice on a pond, a frog prince.

### Examples

- Comprehend this great wisdom, understand this \[7\] knowledge, inquire into it and ponder on it, render it evident and lead \[8\] the Creator back to His throne again. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pond/#x1)

### Note

A place, not a number. Animals coming and going: add and subtract. Trap: count animals in the pond, not the pond. «On the pond» for things floating, «in the pond» for things under water. Safety: ponds can be deep; ice on a pond may break.

## Meaning

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pond» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pond/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pond» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pond.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «pond» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pond/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pond» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/pond.html) on Mova free.