the pond

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: pŏnd, IPA(key): /pɒnd/ (General American) enPR: pänd, IPA(key): /pɑnd/ (Canada) IPA(key): /pʌnd/ Homophone: pawned (cot–caught merger) Rhymes: -ɒnd === Etymology 1 === From Middle English pond, ponde (“pond, pool”), probably from Old English *pond, *pand (attested in placenames), a variant of *pund (“enclosure”). Doublet of pound. ==== Noun ==== pond (plural ponds) An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake. An inland body of standing water of any size that is fed by springs rather than by a river. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Proper noun ==== the pond (informal) Chiefly in across the pond: the Atlantic Ocean. Alternative form: Pond ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== pond (third-person singular simple present ponds, present participle ponding, simple past and past participle ponded) (transitive) To block the flow of water so that it can escape only through evaporation or seepage; to dam. (transitive) To make into a pond; to collect, as water, in a pond by damming. (intransitive) To form a pond; to pool. === Etymology 2 === Clipping of ponder. ==== Verb ==== pond (third-person singular simple present ponds, present participle ponding, simple past and past participle ponded) (transitive, obsolete) To ponder. === Anagrams === DNOP == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch pond, from Middle Dutch pont, pond, from Old Dutch punt, from Proto-Germanic *pundą (“pound, weight”), borrowed from Latin pondō. === Pronunciation === === Noun === pond (plural ponds) pound (currency) Tot 1961, was die Suid-Afrikaanse pond onderverdeel in 20 sjielings. ― Until 1961, the South African pound was subdivided into 20 shillings. pound (unit of weight) == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch pont, pond, from Old Dutch punt, from Proto-West Germanic *pund, from Proto-Germanic *pundą (“pound, weight”), borrowed from Latin pondō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɔnt/ Hyphenation: pond Rhymes: -ɔnt Homophone: pont === Noun === pond n (plural ponden, diminutive pondje n) unit of mass, often broadly similar to 500 grams metric pound (500 grams) Hij gaat een pondje kaas kopen op de markt. ― He is going to buy a pound (500 g) of cheese at the market. (imperial units) pound (453.6 grams) (historical) pound, any of several local units, with a range between 420 and 500 grammes, divided into 16 historical ounces (historical, Dutch metric system) kilogram one of several monetary units British pound, pound sterling (currency) Ik heb nog wat ponden van mijn vakantie in Wales. ― I still have a few pounds left over from my holiday in Wales. Egyptian pound (historical) Flemish pound ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: pond Berbice Creole Dutch: pontu Negerhollands: pond, pon → Indonesian: pon → Caribbean Javanese: pun → Munsee: poonthee → Unami: punthikan == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɔ̃/ Homophone: ponds === Verb === pond third-person singular present indicative of pondre