to ponder
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4.3
- verb
- /ˈpɒndər/
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reflexionar sobre
- OK, so I'll let you ponder that for a minute.
- ponder the question
- ponder the meaning
- ponder the significance
And the Earth Seed verses get read and pondered by other people.
- And the Earth Seed verses get read and pondered by other people.
- There just wasn't any time to ponder what comes after.
- Wise folks have pondered that question.
- If it doesn't, there's a question to ponder.
- One, do you, have you pondered your immortality, the finiteness of it?
- But do you ponder your mortality?
- The Swedish committee ponders very slowly.
- So give us a figure that we might ponder here.
- Now, I'll just throw out one slight, you know, sort of point to ponder.
Examples
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So you ask a question to understand them, and you listen deeply and you ponder what that could mean.
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Her remark made me ponder what she would consider to be music.
Academic text (2015) -
This is a question I want you to ponder now.
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So slow down, sit with this, ponder it, figure out what this was about for you.
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I take it your friend here needs to ponder his future.
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So, I ask you to ponder this: Why did you become a librarian?
Academic text (2012) -
I pondered this notion for years.
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Whenever teachers sit back and ponder the highlights of their lives, they often doze off.
Academic text (1992) -
The Illinois Supreme Court had been pondering standards for digital filing since the early 1990s.
Academic text (2011) -
She decided to ponder her next move carefully before making a decision.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To use your mind to consider something carefully
∞
1.0
To give attention to something in your mind
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1.1
To think carefully before making a decision
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3.9
To think carefully about something before making a decision
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4.8
To think deeply about something for a long time
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4.0
To think carefully about something and what it means
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3.2
To look at all the details and what may happen before you decide
104
4.4
To sit quietly and focus your mind to relax or think deeply
63
7.3
To think quietly and deeply about life or ideas
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4.4
To think about something very carefully before deciding
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4.7
Think carefully for a long time before making a decision
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6.1
To think about something carefully for a long time
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4.0
To think carefully about something before deciding
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3.9
To think carefully about something for a while before deciding
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7.6
To think carefully about something for a long time
8
3.0
To look at something carefully before deciding
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4.4
Pause and think clearly before you speak or decide
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4.1
To think about or talk about something carefully for a long time
3
8.5
To think carefully and deeply about something
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4.1
To think carefully about something for a long time
To think very carefully to find a new idea or solution
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
How Deep
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Etymology
Ponder comes from the Latin ponderare, from pondus meaning 'weight', so to ponder is to 'weigh' ideas in your head carefully before you decide. It is the same root as ponderous, which means 'heavy', so deep thinking is like giving your ideas real weight.