Ponder

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To weigh in the mind with thoroughness and care.
  • verb-intransitive. To reflect or consider with thoroughness and care.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To wonder, to think of deeply.
  • v. To consider (something) carefully and thoroughly; to chew over, to mull over.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To weigh.
  • v. To weigh in the mind; to view with deliberation; to examine carefully; to consider attentively.
  • verb-intransitive. To think; to deliberate; to muse; -- usually followed by on or over.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • I. To weigh.
  • To weigh carefully in the mind; consider carefully; think about; reflect upon.
  • Synonyms To consider, reflect upon, etc. See list under contemplate.
  • To think; muse; reflect; deliberate: with on or over: as, to ponder over what one has heard.
  • n. Something to ponder on.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. reflect deeply on a subject
  • Verb Form
    pondered    pondering    ponders   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    think    cogitate    cerebrate   
    Hyponym
    puzzle    introspect    theologize    cogitate    consider    wonder    study    bethink    question    theologise   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    weigh    think    deliberate    muse    consider    mull over    chew over   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    blonder    conder    condor    fonder    responder    squander    transponder    wander    yonder   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts