Synonyms for ponder

Grammar : Verb

Spell : pon-der

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɒn dər

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Définition of ponder

Origin : early 14c., "to estimate the worth of, to appraise," from Old French ponderer "to weigh, poise" (14c., Modern French pondérer) and directly from Latin ponderare "ponder, consider, reflect," literally "to weigh," from pondus (genitive ponderis) "weigh" (see pound (n.1)). Meaning "to weigh a matter mentally" is attested from late 14c. Related: Pondered; pondering; ponderation.

verb think about seriously

Example sentences :

Let them ponder on the probability of succeeding with the people.
Extract from : « Sunday under Three Heads » by Charles Dickens

As I eat my breakfast and smoke my pipe, I ponder over my task.
Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service

There was so much time for the Little Girl who should have been a Boy to ponder over it.
Extract from : « The Very Small Person » by Annie Hamilton Donnell

He's always in a ponder, ponder, with his mouth open—except when he's grindin' his teeth.
Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine

But Asad continued to ponder him with cold eyes, his face inscrutable.
Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini

Even Cynthia smiled, whereat the Tavern Knight was driven to ponder.
Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini

Gordon appeared to ponder over this, and he then laughed softly.
Extract from : « The Greater Power » by Harold Bindloss

Over all these things now did he ponder during this long dreary day.
Extract from : « Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. » by Charles James Lever

He had not, however, gone many paces, when he stopped and seemed to ponder.
Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever

Both Paul and Oswald had reason to ponder the eventful experiences of that day.
Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee

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