B2verb · intransitive · rare

ponder

ponder · ponders · pondered · pondering

думати, подумати, розмірковувати, обміркувати

думать, подумать, задуматься, задумываться

überlegen, nachdenken, grübeln

To wonder, think of deeplyTo wonder, think of deeply.

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UK/ˈpɒn.də/US/ˈpɑn.dəɹ/

» Let's ponder that for a moment.

Denken wir einen Augenblick darüber nach!

Meaning

3 senses

To wonder, think of deeply.
grübeln
размышля́тьrazmyšljátʹ, размы́слитьrazmýslitʹ, заду́мыватьсяzadúmyvatʹsja
розмірко́вуватиrozmirkóvuvaty, розміркува́тиrozmirkuváty, ду́матиdúmaty
reflect deeply on a subject
To consider (something) carefully and thoroughly.
I have spent days pondering the meaning of life.
überlegen, nachdenken
обду́мыватьobdúmyvatʹ, обду́матьobdúmatʹ
обду́муватиobdúmuvaty, обду́матиobdúmaty, обмірко́вуватиobmirkóvuvaty
(obsolete)To weigh.

Examples

36 sentences

Let's ponder that for a moment.
deDenken wir einen Augenblick darüber nach!
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There are bigger questions to ponder.
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She pondered the question for a while.
ruОна на какое-то время задумалась над вопросом.
deSie dachte eine Weile über die Frage nach.
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We all pondered over what had taken place.
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Tom just stood there, pondering what might happen next.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

to think deeply:

to consider carefully:

Русский

By meaning 2

to think deeply:

to consider carefully:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

to think deeply:

to consider carefully:

Origin

From Middle English ponderen, from Old French ponderer (“to weigh, balance, ponder”) from

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.

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