• IPA: /ˈpɒn.də(ɹ)/

ponder (ponders, present participle pondering; past and past participle pondered)

1. to wonder, think of deeply
2. to consider (something) carefully and thoroughly; to chew over, mull over

   I have spent days pondering the meaning of life.

   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗, Proverbs 4:26 ↗:

     Ponder the path of thy feet.

3. (obsolete) to weigh

• chew over
• mull over
• See also Thesaurus:ponder

• French: songer, réfléchir
• German: grübeln
• Italian: ponderare
• Portuguese: ponderar
• Russian: размышля́ть
• Spanish: considerar, meditar, cavilar, discurrir

• French: s'interroger
• German: überlegen, nachdenken
• Italian: ponderare
• Portuguese: ponderar
• Russian: обду́мывать
• Spanish: ponderar

ponder (plural ponders)

1. (colloquial) A period of deep thought.

   I lit my pipe and had a ponder about it, but reached no definite conclusion.

1. Surname