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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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