transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpän-dər ]
verb
( pon·dered ; pon·der·ing -d(ə-)riŋ)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French ponderer, from Latin ponderare to weigh, ponder, from ponder-, pondus weight — more at pendant
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1. : to weigh in the mind : appraise
ponder ed their chances of success
2. : to think about : reflect on
ponder ed the events of the day
intransitive verb
: to think or consider especially quietly, soberly, and deeply
• pon·der·er -dər-ər noun
Synonyms:
ponder , meditate , muse , ruminate mean to consider or examine attentively or deliberately. ponder implies a careful weighing of a problem or, often, prolonged inconclusive thinking about a matter
pondered the course of action
meditate implies a definite focusing of one's thoughts on something so as to understand it deeply
meditated on the meaning of life
muse suggests a more or less focused daydreaming as in remembrance
mused upon childhood joys
ruminate implies going over the same matter in one's thoughts again and again but suggests little of either purposive thinking or rapt absorption
ruminated on past disappointments