What is the definition of ponder?

Answer 1

The definition of Ponder is - Thought or thinking is a mental process which allows beings to model the world, and so to deal with it effectively according to their goals, plans, ends and desires. Words referring to similar concepts and processes in the English language include cognition, sentience, consciousness, idea, and imagination.

Thinking involves manipulation of information, as when we form concepts, engage in problem solving, reason and make decisions. Thinking is a higher cognitive function and the analysis of thinking processes is part of cognitive psychology.

Answer 2

ponder |ˈpändər|
verb [ trans. ] think about (something) carefully, esp. before making a decision or reaching a conclusion : I pondered the question of what clothes to wear for the occasion [ intrans. ] | she sat pondering over her problem.

DERIVATIVES ponderation |ˌpändəˈrā sh ən| noun ( rare).
ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense [appraise, judge the worth of] ): from Old French ponderer ‘consider,’ from Latin ponderare ‘weigh, reflect on,’ from pondus, ponder- ‘weight.’

Answer 3

1 : to weigh in the mind : APPRAISE
2 : to think about : reflect on
intransitive verb : to think or consider especially quietly, soberly, and deeply
- pon·der·er /-d&r-&r/ 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 . MEDITATE implies a definite focusing of one's thoughts on something so as to understand it deeply . MUSE suggests a more or less focused daydreaming as in remembrance . RUMINATE implies going over the same matter in one's thoughts again and again but suggests little of either purposive thinking or rapt absorption Ponder can mean to engage in thought

Answer 4

To ruminate (look that up) deeply and thoughtfully.
e.g. The meaning of life is something to ponder.

Answer 5

to think about something....just like how Pinky and the Brain used to say, "Are you pondering what I am pondering?"

Answer 6

1. verb: reflect deeply on a subject http://www.onelook.com

2. name: a surname (common: 1 in 20000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #2297) http://www.onelook.com

3. Careful, thoughtful consideration. http://www.godonthe.net/dictionary/p.html

4. chew over: reflect deeply on a subject; "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" http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

5. Use it as a synonym for pond keeper or watergardener.
http://www.fishpondinfo.com/glossary.htm

Answer 7

Hmmmm, I'll have to think about that one... 8=)