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to think carefully about something, especially for a noticeable length of time: She sat back for a minute to ponder her next move in the game. Synonyms. contemplate. meditate. muse formal. reflect. ruminate. speculate. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to think carefully about something.
to think carefully about something, especially for a noticeable length of time: She sat back for a minute to ponder her next move in the game. Synonyms. contemplate. meditate. muse formal. reflect. ruminate. speculate. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to think carefully about something.
1. : to weigh in the mind : appraise. pondered their chances of success. 2. : to think about : reflect on. pondered the events of the day. intransitive verb. : to think or consider especially quietly, soberly, and deeply. ponderer. ˈpän-dər-ər. noun. Synonyms. chew over. cogitate. consider. contemplate. debate. deliberate.
ponder. to think about something carefully for a period of time synonym consider. ponder over something She pondered over his words. ponder on something They were left to ponder on the implications of the announcement. ponder something The senator pondered the question for a moment.
2 days ago · ponder in American English. (ˈpɑndər) intransitive verb. 1. (often fol. by over or upon) to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate. transitive verb. 2. to weigh carefully in the mind; consider thoughtfully. He pondered his next words thoroughly.
to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often followed by over or upon ). Synonyms: ruminate, deliberate, cogitate, reflect. verb (used with object) to weigh carefully in the mind; consider thoughtfully: He pondered his next words thoroughly. ponder. / ˈpɒndə / verb.
to think carefully about something: [ + question word ] He pondered what might have happened if he hadn't gone home. (Definition of ponder from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of ponder. in Chinese (Traditional) 沉思，默想，考慮… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 沉思，默想，考虑… See more. in Spanish.
Definitions of ponder. verb. reflect deeply on a subject. synonyms: chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over. see more. Pronunciation. US. /ˈpɑndər/ UK. /ˈpɒndə/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Ponder."
Definitions of 'ponder' If you ponder something, you think about it carefully. [...] More. Conjugations of 'ponder' present simple: I ponder, you ponder [...] past simple: I pondered, you pondered [...] past participle: pondered. More. Synonyms of 'ponder' • think about, consider, study, reflect on [...] More.
1. to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate. v.t. 2. to weigh carefully in the mind; consider thoughtfully: to ponder one's next move. [1300–50; Middle English pondren < Middle French ponderer < Latin ponderāre to ponder, weigh; akin to pendēre to be suspended, hang (see pend )] pon′der•er, n.
