English Explanatory Dictionary

ponder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To wonder, think of deeply.
  2. To consider (something) carefully and thoroughly.
  3. To weigh.
noun
  1. A period of deep thought.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A ghost town in Ripley County, Missouri, United States.
  3. A town in Denton County, Texas, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɒn.də/ /ˈpɑn.dəɹ/ en-us-ponder.ogg

Word forms

ponder ponders pondering pondered

Etymology

From Middle English ponderen, from Old French ponderer (“to weigh, balance, ponder”) from Latin ponderāre (“to weigh, ponder”), from pondus (“weight”), from pendere (“to weigh”); see pendent and pound.

Synonyms

cogitate deliberate afterthink agitate bethink call to mind chew chew over chew the cud consider contemplate introspect mull mull over muse overthink ponder meditate quander reflect rethink reconsider revolve ruminate second-guess think think over

Related words

ponderment pondersome preponder preponderance preponderant preponderate consideration

Derived words

beponder ponderable ponderance ponderize reponder unpondered Ponders End
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