ponder
/ˈpɒndə(r)/verb
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विचार करना, सोचना
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[I, T] ~ (about/on/over) sth formal
to think about something carefully for a period of time
विचार करना, सोचना
- She pondered over the question.
- He sat by the river to ponder his future after the exam.
- We pondered the problem for an hour but found no clear answer.
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- Radhika sat quietly to ponder whether she should accept the job offer.
- He paused to ponder the meaning of the poet's last line.
Synonyms consider contemplate reflect on mull over deliberate
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
pon·der
?Which word?
Keep apart ponder (think carefully) and ponderous (slow and heavy; boring and too serious: 'a ponderous speech').
Ponder (सावधानी से सोचना) और ponderous (धीमा और भारी; उबाऊ और अत्यधिक गंभीर: 'a ponderous speech') को अलग रखिए।
Keep the think-deeply words together: ponder, contemplate, reflect, mull over (think about for a long time), ruminate (think deeply, formal), cogitate (think deeply, formal), muse.
गहराई से सोचने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: ponder, contemplate, reflect, mull over (लंबे समय तक सोचना), ruminate (गहराई से सोचना, औपचारिक), cogitate (गहराई से सोचना, औपचारिक), muse।
§Grammar and usage
Ponder over or on sth; ponder sth (direct object).
Usage: ponder के साथ over या on आता है, जैसे 'ponder over the problem' (समस्या पर गहराई से सोचना), और ponder सीधे object के साथ भी चलता है।