pond

American  

[pond] / pɒnd /

noun

1. a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.

2. Informal. the pond, the Atlantic Ocean.

   American companies are finding business is different on the other side of the pond.

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verb (used without object)

1. (especially of water) to collect into a pond or large puddle.

   to prevent rainwater from ponding on the roof.

pond British  

/ pɒnd /

noun

1. 1. a pool of still water, often artificially created

   2. ( in combination )

      a fishpond

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pond Scientific  

/ pŏnd /

1. An inland body of standing water that is smaller than a lake. Natural ponds form in small depressions and are usually shallow enough to support rooted vegetation across most or all of their areas.

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pond Idioms  

1. see big fish in a small pond; little frog in a big pond.

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Etymology

Origin of pond

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English ponde, pande, akin to Old English pynding “dam,” gepyndan “to impound.” See pound ³

Example Sentences

Analysts and investors have cited deeper investor liquidity and proximity to customers as forces driving European companies to look across the pond.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Dicker, who played and coached at Brighton, said the club's training ground was one of the most impressive aspects when he made the move across the pond in 2024.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

In 1845, age 27, he built himself a 10-by-15-foot cabin by the pond, on land owned by Emerson, where he would live for two years, two months and two days.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

She was a big fish in a small and comfortable pond.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

If we made it to the pond, it wouldn’t purify me.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Related Words

• basin
• lagoon
• pool
• puddle