What does ponder mean?
Ponder means To wonder, think of deeply..
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/ˈpɒn.də/ · verb
To wonder, think of deeply..
I have spent days pondering the meaning of life.
Ponder the path of thy feet.
[A]lthough thou beeſt blameleſs and unſpotted as to thy outvvard Life and Converſation, ſo that none can ſay, black is thine Eye, as to any groſs Sin; yet knovv, that God pondereth thy Heart, and ranſacketh every Corner of thy Soul, and obſerves the Motions of thoſe very Luſts that vvar vvithin thee, and prevail againſt thee.
I lit my pipe and had a ponder about it, but reached no definite conclusion.
Use ponder when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ponder means To wonder, think of deeply..
Common synonyms include cogitate, deliberate, afterthink, agitate.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I have spent days pondering the meaning of life.
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