Ponder

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpÉ’n.dÉ™(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -É’ndÉ™(ɹ)

Origin

From Latin ponderare, from pondus ("weight"), from pendere ("to weigh"); see pendent and pound.

Full definition of ponder

Verb

1. To wonder, to think of deeply.
2. To consider (something) carefully and thoroughly; to chew over, to mull over.I have spent days pondering the meaning of life.
• Bible, Proverbs iv. 26Ponder the path of thy feet.
3. (obsolete) To weigh.

Synonyms

• chew over
• mull over

Related terms

• preponder
• preponderance
• preponderant
• preponderate