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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
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intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
ponders, pondering, pondered |
| definition: |
to think about something deeply and carefully; meditate.
He needed some time to ponder before making his decision.
- synonyms:
- contemplate, meditate, mull, reflect, study
- similar words:
- brood, cerebrate, cogitate, consider, deliberate, muse, ruminate, think
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| related words: |
decide, puzzle, reason, speculate, wonder |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to consider carefully; deliberate about.
- synonyms:
- cogitate, contemplate, deliberate, meditate, mull, ruminate, study, think, weigh
- similar words:
- cerebrate, chew, consider, debate, revolve
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| related words: |
balance, deal, digest, entertain, reason, regard, view, wonder |
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| derivation: |
ponderable (adj.) |
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