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Definition of Ponder
1. Verb. Reflect deeply on a subject. "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
Generic synonyms: Cerebrate, Cogitate, Think
Specialized synonyms: Premeditate, Theologise, Theologize, Introspect, Bethink, Cogitate, Question, Wonder, Puzzle, Consider, Study
Derivative terms: Contemplation, Contemplative, Excogitative, Meditation, Meditative, Muller, Muse, Muser, Musing, Ponderer, Reflective, Reflective, Rumination, Ruminative, Ruminator, Speculation, Speculative
Definition of Ponder
1. v. t. To weigh.
2. v. i. To think; to deliberate; to muse; -- usually followed by on or over.
Definition of Ponder
1. Verb. To wonder, to think of deeply. ¹
2. Verb. To consider (something) carefully and thoroughly; to chew over, to mull over. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ponder
1. to consider something deeply and thoroughly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ponder
Literary usage of Ponder
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1913)
"Action by NM ponder against Georgiana Green, in which Mrs. Lizzie Miller was made
a party. Judgment against plaintiff for costs, and he appeals. Reversed. ..."
2. A History of Texas and Texans by Francis White Johnson, Ernest William Winkler (1914)
"JUDGE WILLIAM E. ponder. Although Judge William E. ponder, of Sweetwater, Texas,
is a young man in years, he is old in experience, and the years have ..."
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