Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to ponder
Participle: pondered
Gerund: pondering
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | ponder |
| you | ponder |
| he;she;it | ponders |
| we | ponder |
| you | ponder |
| they | ponder |
Perfect
| I | have pondered |
| you | have pondered |
| he;she;it | has pondered |
| we | have pondered |
| you | have pondered |
| they | have pondered |
Past
| I | pondered |
| you | pondered |
| he;she;it | pondered |
| we | pondered |
| you | pondered |
| they | pondered |
Pluperfect
| I | had pondered |
| you | had pondered |
| he;she;it | had pondered |
| we | had pondered |
| you | had pondered |
| they | had pondered |
Future
| I | will ponder |
| you | will ponder |
| he;she;it | will ponder |
| we | will ponder |
| you | will ponder |
| they | will ponder |
Future Perfect
| I | will have pondered |
| you | will have pondered |
| he;she;it | will have pondered |
| we | will have pondered |
| you | will have pondered |
| they | will have pondered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | ponder |
| you | ponder |
| he;she;it | ponder |
| we | ponder |
| you | ponder |
| they | ponder |
Perfect
| I | have pondered |
| you | have pondered |
| he;she;it | have pondered |
| we | have pondered |
| you | have pondered |
| they | have pondered |
Imperfect
| I | pondered |
| you | pondered |
| he;she;it | pondered |
| we | pondered |
| you | pondered |
| they | pondered |
Pluperfect
| I | had pondered |
| you | had pondered |
| he;she;it | had pondered |
| we | had pondered |
| you | had pondered |
| they | had pondered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would ponder |
| you | would ponder |
| he;she;it | would ponder |
| we | would ponder |
| you | would ponder |
| they | would ponder |
Perfect
| I | would have pondered |
| you | would have pondered |
| he;she;it | would have pondered |
| we | would have pondered |
| you | would have pondered |
| they | would have pondered |
Imperative
| you | ponder |
| we | Let's ponder |
| you | ponder |
Verbs conjugated like 'ponder'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'ponder'
pander,
polder,
powder,
wonder,
bodder,
border,
cinder,
conde,
confer,
dander,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- To think about after the fact, reflect on.
- afterthink
- To intentionally think about; to reflect upon.
- call to mind
- To think about something; to ponder; to chew over.
- chew
- To think deeply about; to ponder or mull over.
- chew over
- to meditate or ponder before answering; to be deep in thought; to ruminate
- chew the cud
- to meditate, to ponder, to think deeply
- cogitate
- To think about something in a concentrated manner or for an extended period of time. To think deeply about something; to ponder or consider.
- contemplate
- To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate; usually with over.
- mull
- to consider carefully and thoroughly
- mull over, reconsider, rethink, second-guess, think over
- To become lost in thought, to ponder.
- muse
- To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon; to study.
- meditate
- To think seriously; to ponder or consider.
- reflect
- To meditate or reflect.
- ruminate
- To go over in one's head.
- think
- contemplate
- cogitate, chaw, consider, mull, revolve, deliberate, examine, meditate
Antonyms
- contemplate
- disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1330, "to estimate the worth of, to appraise," from O.Fr.
ponderare "to weigh, poise," from L.
ponderare "to ponder, to consider," lit. "to weigh," from
pondus (gen.
ponderis) "weigh" (see pound (1)). Meaning "to weigh a matter mentally" is attested from c.1380.
2. 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.
Verbs referencing "ponder"
Japanese
思う.
Sample Sentences
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“ If yer warn't both on yer such cussed liars, now ! ” he said, contemplatively as he pondered a moment.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] the bank, and the swollen current and floundering masses of ice presented a hopeless barrier between her and her pursuer. Haley therefore slowly and discontentedly returned to the little tavern, to ponder further what was to be done. The woman opened to him the door of a little parlor, covered with a rag carpet, where stood a table with a very shining black oil-cloth, sundry lank, high-backed wood [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] but Eva was an uncommonly mature child, and the things that she had witnessed of the evils of the system under which they were living had fallen, one by one, into the depths of her thoughtful, pondering heart. She had vague longings to do something for them,—to bless and save not only them, but all in their condition,—longings that contrasted sadly with the feebleness of her little frame.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)