ponder

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb reflect deeply on a subject

Etymology

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

chew over, think over, meditate, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate

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