Ponder — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

reflect deeply on a subject

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɑːndɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɒndə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɒndə/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈɑːndɚ/.

Examples

I mulled over the events of the afternoon
philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years
The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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

Parts of Speech

verb	reflect deeply on a subject “I mulled over the events of the afternoon”

Word Forms

meditative	adjective	deeply or seriously thoughtful
meditation	noun	continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
ponderer	noun	a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation
excogitative	adjective	concerned with excogitating or having the power of excogitation
contemplative	adjective	deeply or seriously thoughtful
contemplation	noun	a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
muse	noun	the source of an artist's inspiration
muser	noun	a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation
musing	noun	a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
reflective	adjective	deeply or seriously thoughtful
muller	noun	a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation
ruminative	adjective	deeply or seriously thoughtful
rumination	noun	a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
ruminator	noun	a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation
speculative	adjective	showing curiosity
speculation	noun	continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nachdenken

tief über ein Thema nachdenken

🇫🇷French

réfléchir

réfléchir profondément sur un sujet

🇪🇸Spanish

reflexionar

reflexionar profundamente sobre un tema

🇮🇹Italian

riflettere

riflettere profondamente su un argomento

🇳🇱Dutch

nadenken

diep nadenken over een onderwerp

🇵🇹Portuguese

ponderar

refletir profundamente sobre um assunto

🇷🇺Russian

размышлять

глубоко задуматься над предметом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विचार करें

किसी विषय पर गहराई से विचार करना

🇧🇩Bengali

চিন্তা

একটি বিষয় গভীরভাবে প্রতিফলিত

🇮🇳Tamil

சிந்திக்க

ஒரு விஷயத்தை ஆழமாகப் பிரதிபலிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆలోచించు

ఒక విషయంపై లోతుగా ప్రతిబింబించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

विचार करणे

एखाद्या विषयावर खोलवर विचार करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

મનન

વિષય પર ઊંડાણપૂર્વક પ્રતિબિંબિત કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಚಾರಮಾಡು

ಒಂದು ವಿಷಯದ ಮೇಲೆ ಆಳವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರತಿಬಿಂಬಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചിന്തിക്കുക

ഒരു വിഷയത്തിൽ ആഴത്തിൽ പ്രതിഫലിപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੋਚਣਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇ 'ਤੇ ਡੂੰਘਾਈ ਨਾਲ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

غور کرنا

کسی موضوع پر گہرائی سے غور کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

思考

深入思考一个主题

🇯🇵Japanese

熟考する

主題について深く考える

🇰🇷Korean

숙고하다

어떤 주제에 대해 깊이 생각하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

suy ngẫm

suy nghĩ sâu sắc về một chủ đề

🇹🇭Thai

ไตร่ตรอง

ไตร่ตรองอย่างลึกซึ้งเกี่ยวกับเรื่องใดเรื่องหนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

merenungkan

merefleksikan secara mendalam suatu subjek

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-isipan

magmuni-muni nang malalim sa isang paksa

🇲🇾Malay

renung-renungkan

merenung secara mendalam sesuatu perkara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تأمل

التفكير بعمق في الموضوع

🇮🇷Persian

اندیشیدن

عمیقاً روی یک موضوع فکر کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

düşünmek

bir konuyu derinlemesine düşünmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַרהֵר

לחשוב לעומק על נושא

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