ponder

Pronunciation: /ˈpɑn.dəɹ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb reflect deeply on a subject

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

chew over, think over, meditate, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
think
Narrower (hyponyms)
theologize, wonder, study, cogitate, puzzle, bethink

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