Pondered is already a verb because it is an action.
Ponder, ponders and pondering are also verbs.
Here are some example sentences:
"I ponder on the meaning on life".
"The monk ponders on the meaning of his master's words".
"We pondered on the subject of gravity".
"I left him pondering upon my words"
Careful not to provoke the hippos, I made my way between the ponderous beasts. His audience was obviously tired by the end of his ponderous speech.
No a verb is an action word, Idealistic is NOT an action word it is describing someone.
synonym would be contemplated. antonym would be disregarded.
The word moral is not a verb. It can be a noun, as in, the moral of the story is to never trust strangers, or it can be an adjective, as in Pastor Lewis is a very moral person, but it is not a verb. Moralize is a verb.
The word 'honored' is a verb; the past participle, past tense of the verb to 'honor'. The past participle of the verb also functions as an adjective.The word 'honor' is both a verb and an abstract noun.The noun 'honor' is an abstract noun as a word for high respect or regard; great privilege; a gesture of respect or distinction; a word for honesty and integrity; a word for a concept.The noun 'honor' is a concrete noun as the title of a person (a proper noun, 'Honor'); as a word for a physical token of respect or esteem; a word for a physical person or thing.
What is the latin root word in pondered
pondered
among , save
He pondered the possible careers he might have without a college education.Unable to get the tractor out of the ditch, the farmer pondered his next move.The generals pondered their options, and decided to postpone the invasion until spring.I pondered the question for a long while until I crafted an excellent answer.
among , save
Pend- is the Latin root of the English verb "pondered." The English active past tense ultimately traces back to the Latin noun pondus ("weight," from the root ponder-), the verb pendere ("to hang," "to suspend," "to weigh" and, figuratively, "to ponder") and the root pend- ("hang"). The pronunciation will be "pend" in Church and classical Latin.
The Latin root is 'pondus' meaning to weigh
The Latin root pond means "to wiegh" as in the word pondered.
He was not sure whether he wanted to go, and his ambivalence was obvious as he pondered his decision.
pondered, deliberated, contemplated, mused, ruminated, weighed, regarded, analyzed, examined
pondered, deliberated, contemplated, mused, ruminated, weighed, regarded, analyzed, examined
the word were is a LINKING VERB.