ponder

pon·der  (pndr)

v. pon·dered, pon·der·ing, pon·ders

v.tr.

To weigh in the mind with thoroughness and care.

v.intr.

To reflect or consider with thoroughness and care.

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[Middle English ponderen, from Old French ponderer, from Latin ponderre, from pondus, ponder-, weight; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]

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ponder·er n.

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ponder

Verb

(sometimes foll. by on, over)to consider thoroughly or deeply [Latin ponderare to weigh, consider]

ponderable adj

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

ponder - reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" meditate, mull, mull over, muse, chew over, think over, excogitate, reflect, ruminate, speculate, contemplate cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" premeditate - think or reflect beforehand or in advance; "I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake" theologise, theologize - make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects introspect - reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings bethink - consider or ponder something carefully; "She bethought her of their predicament" cogitate - consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind wonder, question - place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight" puzzle - be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden departure" consider, study - give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving"

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ponder

verb think about, consider, study, reflect on, examine, weigh up, contemplate, deliberate about, muse on, brood on, meditate on, mull over, puzzle over, ruminate on, give thought to, cogitate on, rack your brains about, excogitate

Translations

ponder [ˈpɔndəʳ] vt → meditar

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ponder [ˈpɔndəʳ] vi → réfléchir

vt → considérer, peser

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ponder [ˈpɔndəʳ] vt → nachdenken über +acc

vi → nachdenken

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ponder [ˈpɔndəʳ] vi → riflettere, meditare

vt → ponderare, riflettere su