ponder

Part of speech - definition - Example (used in a sentence) 1.V.to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often fol. by over or upon ). 2.V.to weigh carefully in the mind; consider thoughtfully: He pondered his next words thoroughly. 3.N.to think deeply. -We are left to //ponder// whether we inherited their strengths along with the legacy of plenty. 4.

Synonyms: [|appraise],brainstorm, [|brood], build castles in air, cerebrate, [|cogitate], [|consider] [|contemplate], [|daydream], [|debate] [|deliberate], [|dwell], [|evaluate] [|examine], [|excogitate], [|figure] give thought to, [|meditate], [|mind] [|moon]*, mull, mull over, [|muse] noodle around, perpend, pipe dream put on thinking cap, puzzle over, reason [|reflect], [|revolve], [|roll], [|ruminate] [|speculate], [|study], think out, think over turn over, weigh, wool gather

Antonyms:[|forget], [|ignore], [|neglect]

Related words/other forms: well-pondered un·pon·dered -adj. re·pon·der -verb pon·der·er -noun pon-der-ed

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