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View usage for: (pɒndəʳ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense ponders, present participle pondering, past tense, past participle ponderedverbIf you ponder something, you think about it carefully. I found myself constantly pondering the question: 'How could anyone do these things?' [VERB noun] The Prime Minister pondered on when to go to the polls. [V + on/over] I'm continually pondering how to improve the team. [VERB wh] [Also VERB]Synonyms: think about, consider, study, reflect on More Synonyms of ponder ponder in British English (ˈpɒndə) verb(when intr, sometimes foll by on or over) to give thorough or deep consideration (to); meditate (upon) Word origin C14: from Old French ponderer, from Latin ponderāre to weigh, consider, from pondus weight; related to pendere to weigh ponder in American English (ˈpɑndər) verb transitive1. to weigh mentally; think deeply about; consider carefully verb intransitive2. to think deeply; deliberate; meditate Derived forms ponderer (ˈponderer) noun Word origin ME ponderen < MFr ponderer < L ponderare, to weigh < pondus (gen. ponderis), weight: see pound 3Examples of 'ponder' in a sentenceponder British English: ponder VERB If you ponder something, you think about it carefully. I found myself constantly pondering this question. - American English: ponder
- Brazilian Portuguese: ponderar
- Chinese: 仔细思考
- European Spanish: meditar
- French: méditer
- German: nachdenken über
- Italian: ponderare
- Japanese: じっくり考える
- Korean: 깊이 생각하다
- European Portuguese: ponderar
- Latin American Spanish: meditar
Chinese translation of 'ponder' vt - (= think about)
深思 (shēnsī)
Definition to consider thoroughly or deeply He didn't waste time pondering the question. Synonyms think about reflect on weigh up deliberate about muse on brood on meditate on puzzle over ruminate on give thought to cogitate on rack your brains about cerebrate excogitate Additional synonymsDefinition to think carefully about (a problem or decision) Consider how much you can afford to pay. Synonyms think about, study, reflect on, examine, weigh, contemplate, deliberate, muse, ponder, revolve, meditate, work over, mull over, eye up, ruminate, chew over, cogitate, turn over in your mind Definition to think deeply about He lay in his hospital bed and cried as he contemplated his future. Synonyms think about, consider, ponder, mull over, reflect upon, ruminate (upon), meditate on, brood over, muse over, deliberate over, revolve or turn over in your mind Definition to inspect carefully or in detail He examined her passport and stamped it. Synonyms inspect, test, consider, study, check, research, review, survey, investigate, explore, probe, analyse, scan, vet, check out, ponder, look over, look at, sift through, work over, pore over, appraise, scrutinize, peruse, take stock of, assay, recce (slang), look at carefully, go over or through Additional synonymsDefinition to study or ponder She had been mulling over the idea of making a movie. Synonyms ponder, consider, study, think about, examine, review, weigh, contemplate, reflect on, think over, muse on, meditate on, ruminate on, deliberate on, turn something over in your mind Definition to investigate or examine (something) by observation and research I invite every citizen to carefully study the document. Synonyms contemplate, read, examine, consider, go into, con (archaic), pore over, scrutinize, peruse, apply yourself (to) |