pondereth
Thinks upon seriously
Pondereth is an archaic third-person singular form of ponder, meaning to think deeply or carefully about something.
The -eth ending marks the King James Bible era and earlier English: He pondereth the path of life.
You'll encounter it in Scripture, Shakespeare, and texts deliberately echoing that style.
Think deeply and repeatedly
- museThink deeply about
- cogitateTo reflect deeply
- meditateQuiet mental focus
- reflectReturn light or thought
philosophize · brood · deliberate · consider · speculate · theorize · introspection · wisdom
Determine mass or ponder
- considerThink about carefully
- evaluateDetermine value or quality
- analyzeStudy by breaking down
- assessJudge worth or quality
reason · judge · scrutinize · appraise · calculate · measure · examine · discern
Serious and dignified
- weightyHeavy or significant
- seriousWeighty and requiring attention
- earnestSincerely intense in purpose
- graveSerious and worrying
profound · sober · thoughtful · measured · considered · somber · staid · sedate
Of the Stratford playwright
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
- biblicalOf sacred texts
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
scriptural · liturgical · poetic · formal · reverent · solemn · ecclesiastical · proverbial
ruminate
Think deeply and repeatedly
reflect · philosophize · brood · deliberate · consider · speculate · theorize · introspection · wisdom · insight
weigh
Determine mass or ponder
assess · reason · judge · scrutinize · appraise · calculate · measure · examine · discern · reckon
solemn
Serious and dignified
- weightyHeavy or significant
- seriousWeighty and requiring attention
- earnestSincerely intense in purpose
grave · profound · sober · thoughtful · measured · considered · somber · staid · sedate · sincere
Shakespearean
Of the Stratford playwright
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
- biblicalOf sacred texts
- antiquatedOld and outdated
quaint · scriptural · liturgical · poetic · formal · reverent · solemn · ecclesiastical · proverbial · devotional
ponderethdisregards
Fails to consider
neglects · overlooks · brushes aside · pays no heed · casts aside