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Ponder v. t. (past & past part. pondered; pres. part. pondering)

To weigh. (Obs.)

To weigh in the mind; to view with deliberation; to examine carefully; to consider attentively. "Ponder the path of thy feet."

Synonyms: To Ponder, Consider, Muse. To consider means to view or contemplate with fixed thought. To ponder is to dwell upon with long and anxious attention, with a view to some practical result or decision. To muse is simply to think upon continuously with no definite object, or for the pleasure it gives. We consider any subject which is fairly brought before us; we ponder a concern involving great interests; we muse on the events of childhood.

Ponder v. i. To think; to deliberate; to muse; usually followed by on or over.

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Etymology of 'Ponder'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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— Anahuac • Edward Burnett Tylor

... phrasing, her quick dart at the heart of the things they talked of. It seemed incredible now that he had ever taken her as a matter of course. As for the enigma of her marrying him, he never ceased to ponder it. ...

— Bambi • Marjorie Benton Cooke

... suddenly upon us I think we should ponder a little on the way in which they will affect our ...

— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, August 25th, 1920 • Various

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— The Campaign of Chancellorsville • Theodore A. Dodge

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