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pond
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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɒnd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pɑnd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pond)
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026pond /pɑnd/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
- a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026pond
(pond),USA pronunciation n.
- a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
v.i. - (esp. of water) to collect into a pond or large puddle:to prevent rainwater from ponding on the roof.
- Middle English ponde, pande, akin to Old English pynding dam, gepyndan to impound. See pound3 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pond /pɒnd/ n - a pool of still water, often artificially created
Etymology: 13th Century ponde enclosure; related to pound3
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