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ponder

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
ponder /ˈpɑːndɚ/ verb
ponders; pondered; pondering
ponder
/ˈpɑːndɚ/
verb
ponders; pondered; pondering
Learner's definition of PONDER
: to think about or consider (something) carefully沉思;仔细考虑
[+ object]
[no object]
+ on, over, or about
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6954 COCA: 5982

ponder

verb

pon·​der ˈpän-dər How to pronounce ponder (audio)
pondered; pondering ˈpän-d(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce ponder (audio)

transitive verb

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 noun
Choose the Right Synonym for ponder

ponder, meditate, muse, ruminate mean to consider or examine attentively or deliberately.

ponder implies a careful weighing of a problem or, often, prolonged inconclusive thinking about a matter.

pondered the course of action

meditate implies a definite focusing of one's thoughts on something so as to understand it deeply.

meditated on the meaning of life

muse suggests a more or less focused daydreaming as in remembrance.

mused upon childhood joys

ruminate implies going over the same matter in one's thoughts again and again but suggests little of either purposive thinking or rapt absorption.

ruminated on past disappointments

Example Sentences

He pondered the question before he answered. The team pondered their chances of success. We pondered whether we could afford the trip.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Middle French ponderer, from Latin ponderare to weigh, ponder, from ponder-, pondus weight — more at pendant

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of ponder was in the 14th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6954 COCA: 5982
ponder

verb

ADVERB | VERB + PONDER | PREPOSITION ADVERBcarefully, deeply, hard, seriously仔細考慮;深思(for) a moment考慮一會兒She pondered for a moment before replying.她回答前考慮了一會兒。quietly, silently靜靜地思考aloud自言自語She pondered aloud the question of what should be done.她大聲地自言自語應該怎麼辦。VERB + PONDERleave sb to讓某人思考He walked out of the room, leaving me to ponder what he had just said.他走出了房間,留下我思考他剛才說過的話。be forced to被迫思考pause to, stop to停下來思考Spencer stopped to ponder the thought.斯潘塞停下來考慮那個想法。PREPOSITIONabout考慮⋯This was something I had been pondering about for some time.這是我之前一段時間以來一直考慮的事。on思考⋯I walked up the stairs, pondering on her reaction to my news.我一邊上樓一邊考慮她對我帶去的消息的反應。over考慮⋯I pondered hard over the reply to his letter.我絞盡腦汁考慮該如何給他回信。

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