Ponder definition

pŏndər

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To think deeply; deliberate; meditate.

verb

To think about (something) with thoroughness and care.

verb

To weigh mentally; think deeply about; consider carefully.

verb

To reflect or consider with thoroughness and care.

verb

To consider (something) carefully and thoroughly; to chew over, to mull over.

I have spent days pondering the meaning of life.

verb

To wonder, to think of deeply.

verb

The definition of ponder is to carefully think about something.

An example of to ponder is the action shown by the statue, The Thinker, by Rodin.

verb

Origin of ponder

Middle English ponderen from Old French ponderer from Latin ponderāre from pondus ponder- weight (s)pen- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin ponderare (“to weigh, ponder, in Medieval Latin also to load"), from pondus (“weight"), from pendere (“to weigh"); see pendent and pound.

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