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Ponder Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Ponder? [v] reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Ponder: chew over \| contemplate \| excogotate \| meditate \| mull \| mull over \| muse \| reflect \| ruminate \| speculate \| think over Related Terms \| Find terms related to Ponder: appraise \| back down \| balance \| be abstracted \| brood \| brood over \| chaw \| chew over \| chew the cud \| cogitate \| con over \| consider \| contemplate \| debate \| deliberate \| deliberate over \| deliberate upon \| demur \| digest \| dwell \| evaluate \| excogitate \| falter \| fear \| hang back \| hem and haw \| hesitate \| hover \| hum and haw \| introspect \| jib \| meditate \| meditate upon \| mind \| mull over \| muse \| muse on \| muse over \| pause \| perpend \| play around with \| play with \| ponder over \| pull back \| reason \| reflect \| reflect over \| retreat \| revolve \| roll \| ruminate \| ruminate over \| run over \| scruple \| shilly-shally \| shy \| speculate \| stick at \| stickle \| stop to consider \| straddle the fence \| strain at \| study \| think \| think over \| think twice about \| toy with \| turn over \| weigh \| withdraw \| yield See Also \| bethink \| brood \| cerebrate \| cogitate \| consider \| dwell \| introspect \| premeditate \| puzzle \| question \| study \| theologise \| theologize \| think \| wonder \| worry Ponder In Webster's Dictionary \Pon"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pondered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pondering}.] [L. ponderare, fr. pondus, ponderis, a weight, fr. pendere to weigh: cf. F. pond['e]rer. See {Pendant}, and cf. {Pound} a weight.] 1. To weigh. [Obs.] 2. To weigh in the mind; to view with deliberation; to examine carefully; to consider attentively. Ponder the path of thy feet. --Prov. iv. 26. Syn: To {Ponder}, {Consider}, {Muse}. Usage: 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. \Pon"der\, v. i. To think; to deliberate; to muse; -- usually followed by on or over. --Longfellow.

Ponder Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ponder?

[v] reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

Ponder In Webster's Dictionary

\Pon"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pondered}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Pondering}.] [L. ponderare, fr. pondus, ponderis, a
weight, fr. pendere to weigh: cf. F. pond['e]rer. See
{Pendant}, and cf. {Pound} a weight.]
1. To weigh. [Obs.]

2. To weigh in the mind; to view with deliberation; to
   examine carefully; to consider attentively.

         Ponder the path of thy feet.          --Prov. iv.
                                               26.

Syn: To {Ponder}, {Consider}, {Muse}.

Usage: 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.


\Pon"der\, v. i.
To think; to deliberate; to muse; -- usually followed by on
or over. --Longfellow.

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