ponder
11ponder — [v] think about seriously appraise, brood, build castles in air*, cerebrate, cogitate, consider, contemplate, daydream, debate, deliberate, dwell, evaluate, examine, excogitate, figure, give thought to, meditate, mind, moon*, mull, mull over,… …
12ponder — ► VERB ▪ consider carefully. ORIGIN Latin ponderare weigh , from pondus weight …
13ponder — [pän′dər] vt. [ME ponderen < MFr ponderer < L ponderare, to weigh < pondus (gen. ponderis), weight: see POUND1] to weigh mentally; think deeply about; consider carefully vi. to think deeply; deliberate; meditate ponderer n …
14ponder — verb (pondered; pondering) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French ponderer, from Latin ponderare to weigh, ponder, from ponder , pondus weight more at pendant Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to weigh in the mind ; appraise < pondered …
15ponder — verb ADVERB ▪ carefully, deeply, hard, seriously ▪ (for) a moment ▪ She pondered for a moment before replying. ▪ quietly …
16ponder — v. (d; intr.) to ponder on, over, upon (to ponder over a problem) * * * [ pɒndə] over upon (to ponder over a problem) (d; intr.) to ponder on …
17ponder — pon|der [ˈpɔndə US ˈpa:ndər] v [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: ponderer to weigh , from Latin ponderare, from pondus weight ] formal to spend time thinking carefully and seriously about a problem, a difficult question, or… …
18ponder — verb (I, T) formal to spend time thinking carefully and seriously about a problem, a difficult question, or something that has happened: Lisa pondered for a while before answering. (+ on/over/about): As I pondered over the whole business, an idea …
19ponder — pon|der [ pandər ] verb intransitive or transitive FORMAL to think carefully about something for a long time before reaching a decision: Injuries to key players have left the coach pondering his options for the next game. ponder how/what/when etc …
20ponder — UK [ˈpɒndə(r)] / US [ˈpɑndər] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms ponder : present tense I/you/we/they ponder he/she/it ponders present participle pondering past tense pondered past participle pondered formal to think carefully about… …
