英语词汇“ponder”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ponderponder /ˈpɑndɚ/ ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive]

ETYMOLOGYponder

Origin: 1300-1400 Old French ponderer to weigh, from Latin ponderare, from pondus weight

VERB TABLE

ponder

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	ponder
	he, she, it	ponders
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	pondered
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have pondered
	he, she, it	has pondered
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had pondered
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will ponder
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have pondered

Continuous Form
Present	I	am pondering
	he, she, it	is pondering
	you, we, they	are pondering
Past	I, he, she, it	was pondering
	you, we, they	were pondering
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been pondering
	he, she, it	has been pondering
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been pondering
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be pondering
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been pondering

formal to spend time thinking carefully and seriously about a problem, a difficult question, or something that has happened: ponder on/over/about Scientists still ponder over the origin of man.ponder how/what/whether etc. Jay stood still for a moment, pondering whether to go or not. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French ponderer to weigh, from Latin ponderare, from pondus weight]