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ponder

[ pon-der ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often followed by over or upon ).

    Synonyms: ruminate, deliberate, cogitate, reflect



verb (used with object)

  1. to weigh carefully in the mind; consider thoughtfully:

    He pondered his next words thoroughly.

ponder

/ ˈpɒndə /

verb

  1. whenintr, sometimes foll by on or over to give thorough or deep consideration (to); meditate (upon)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • ponder·er noun
  • re·ponder verb (used without object)
  • un·pondered adjective
  • well-pondered adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ponder1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English pondren, from Middle French ponderer, from Latin ponderāre “to weigh, reflect on,” derivative of pondus “weight”; akin to pendēre “to be suspended, hang” ( pend )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ponder1

C14: from Old French ponderer, from Latin ponderāre to weigh, consider, from pondus weight; related to pendere to weigh
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Example Sentences

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Scientists have pondered how long energy-starved seafloor microbes might survive.

The previous week, researchers pondered whether another highly unusual set of circumstances might be in the offing.

Scientists have pondered how long energy-starved microbes might survive within the seafloor.

Angela and Stephen ponder why we haven’t collectively learned to deal with the stress that comes from uncertainty.

He said he uses the quiet time at night to ponder a move to Puerto Rico or maybe Hawaii.

I constantly ponder the true danger of racism, which I always state as most basically: the inability to be an individual.

Now that we have gotten over these multifarious horribles, we are obliged to ponder the bigger picture.

Finally, ponder exactly how Maher will make his final choice of congresscritter.

Gone are the working-man dive bars where Joyce would binge drink and ponder his literary hardship.

Lady Engleton seemed to ponder somewhat seriously, as she stood looking down at the grave beside her.

We may imagine that she has had time to ponder those cynical maxims of Bellapert on the natural course of romance.

I will first ponder over this difficult matter, and thereafter give thee an answer.

But a man cannot afford to ponder such problems in feminine psychology too closely if he has anything else to do!

Ponder well on this circumstance, and you will know how to appreciate the exaggerated language they address to you.

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