Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To weigh in the mind with thoroughness and care.
- v. To reflect or consider with thoroughness and care.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- I. To weigh.
- To weigh carefully in the mind; consider carefully; think about; reflect upon.
- Synonyms To consider, reflect upon, etc. See list under contemplate.
- To think; muse; reflect; deliberate: with on or over: as, to ponder over what one has heard.
- n. Something to ponder on.
Wiktionary
- v. To wonder, to think of deeply.
- v. To consider (something) carefully and thoroughly; to chew over, to mull over.
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To weigh.
- v. To weigh in the mind; to view with deliberation; to examine carefully; to consider attentively.
- v. To think; to deliberate; to muse; -- usually followed by
on orover .
WordNet 3.0
- v. reflect deeply on a subject
Etymologies
- Middle English ponderen, from Old French ponderer, from Latin ponderāre, from pondus, ponder-, weight; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.
Examples
“So, what I continue to ponder is ... why does the theme work so perfectly in Star Trek?”
“Another thing to ponder is the action (or, non-action) of various chapters of the VFW, American Legion, etc. who choose to dismiss these revelations as inconsequential.”
“What I ponder is whether these effects justify a blanket rule.”
“Something for all to ponder is this .... that no matter which "party" one is supposedly affiliated, we live in a democracy (at least last time I checked) and we have the ability to vote for whoever we feel is the best candidate that will represent our ideals.”
“Something for all to ponder is this …. that no matter which "party" one is supposedly affiliated, we live in a democracy (at least last time I checked) and we have the ability to vote for whoever we feel is the best candidate that will represent our ideals.”
“The question you want to ponder is whether or not the genetic code is intelligently designed.”
“Zachriel responded to CJYman: The question you want to ponder is whether or not the genetic code is intelligently designed.”
“The question I ponder is whether you find your crutch necessary or simply convenient.”
“One question the Sooners will ponder is whether the NCAA freshman records for carries (351) and yards (1,925) will become standard or whether there will be other ways to use his gifts.”
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“While those trapped within ponder the reason for the quarantine, work progresses as usual.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘ponder’.
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Vocab7
beseech, consternation, delectable, garland, gratify, haughty, impetuous, lavish, pluck, ponder, privilege, prostrate and 3 more...
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Lesson 7
Wordly Wise 7 Lesson 7. beseech - whim
beseech, consternation, delectable, garland, gratify, haughty, impetuous, lavish, pluck, ponder, privilege, prostrate and 3 more...
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ficciones's list
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imbroglio, splendour, brilliance, labyrinth, vast, precipice, ebb and flow, tidal, crevasse, resonate, redolent, prudent and 55 more...
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lessson 7 vocab
beseech, consternation, delectable, garland, gratify, haughty, impetuous, lavish, pluck, ponder, privilege, prostrate and 3 more...
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Vocab list 6
beseech, consternation, delectable, garland, gratify, haughty, impetuous, lavish, pluck, ponder, privilege, prostrate and 6 more...
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See list under
Being a list of words which have the phrase "see list under" somewhere in their definitions.
Also, further proof that the folks who put together the Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia w...aggravate, exaggerate, abash, affliction, ponder, abject, dolorous, spelt
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