ponder

Meaning

Verb

1. To wonder, think of deeply.
2. To consider (something) carefully and thoroughly.
3. (obsolete) To weigh.

Noun

A period of deep thought.

Synonyms

consider

think

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reflect

meditate

contemplate

deliberate

think over

cogitate

muse

ruminate

study

think about

mull over

deem

mull

reason

reflect on

speculate

brood

judge

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excogitate

weigh

think carefully

think to oneself

wonder

think out

be anxious

conceive

examine

think deeply

attend to

think on

worry

chew over

meditate upon

daydream

brood over

take into account

recall

reflect upon

figure out

fancy

entertain

drink in

con

puzzle

dream

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prepare

premeditate

doubt

Translations

réfléchir

überlegen

nachdenken

🤔

meditar

riflettere

erwägen

méditer

nadenken

düşünmek

🤔

ponderar

overdenken

ponderar

pensare

🤔

ponderare

songer

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɒn.də(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: ponderen

In summary

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