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Ponder — Lage von Ponder in Texas Basisdaten … Deutsch Wikipedia
Ponder — Pon der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pondered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pondering}.] [L. ponderare, fr. pondus, ponderis, a weight, fr. pendere to weigh: cf. F. pond[ e]rer. See {Pendant}, and cf. {Pound} a weight.] [1913 Webster] 1. To weigh. [Obs.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ponder — can mean:* To engage in thoughtIt can also refer to:*Ponder, Texas, a town in the United States*Glen Ponder, a character in the UK comedy series Knowing Me, Knowing You *James Ponder (1819–1897), an American merchant and politician … Wikipedia
ponder — ponder, meditate, muse, ruminate can mean to consider or examine something attentively, seriously, and with more or less deliberation. Ponder characteristically retains its original implication of weighing and usually suggests consideration of a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Ponder — Ponder, TX U.S. town in Texas Population (2000): 507 Housing Units (2000): 205 Land area (2000): 3.174507 sq. miles (8.221936 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.174507 sq. miles (8.221936 sq. km)… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Ponder, TX — U.S. town in Texas Population (2000): 507 Housing Units (2000): 205 Land area (2000): 3.174507 sq. miles (8.221936 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.174507 sq. miles (8.221936 sq. km) FIPS code:… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
ponder — (v.) early 14c., to estimate the worth of, to appraise, from O.Fr. ponderare to weigh, poise, from L. ponderare to ponder, to consider, lit. to weigh, from pondus (gen. ponderis) weigh (see POUND (Cf. pound) (n.1)). Meaning to weigh a matter… … Etymology dictionary
Ponder — Pon der, v. i. To think; to deliberate; to muse; usually followed by on or over. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ponder — I verb analyze, apply the mind, appraise, brood over, cerebrate, cogitate, commune with oneself, concentrate upon, consider, considerare, contemplate, debate, deliberate, devote thought to, digest, evaluate, examine, excogitate, give thought to,… … Law dictionary
ponder — pònder m DEFINICIJA 1. ekon. faktor važnosti za ponderiranje, iskazuje se apsolutno ili relativno 2. psih. relativni doprinos nekog rezultata u zbroju dvaju ili više rezultata testa ispitanika ETIMOLOGIJA vidi ponderirati … Hrvatski jezični portal
ponder — [v] think about seriously appraise, brood, build castles in air*, cerebrate, cogitate, consider, contemplate, daydream, debate, deliberate, dwell, evaluate, examine, excogitate, figure, give thought to, meditate, mind, moon*, mull, mull over,… … New thesaurus
