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PONDER
Etymology
Verb
ponder (third-person singular simple present ponders, present participle pondering, simple past and past participle pondered)
to wonder, think of deeply
to consider (something) carefully and thoroughly; to chew over, mull over
(obsolete) to weigh
Synonyms
• chew over
• mull over
• See also ponder
Noun
ponder (plural ponders)
(colloquial) A period of deep thought.
Anagrams
• Penrod
Proper noun
Ponder (plural Ponders)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ponder is the 3044th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11764 individuals. Ponder is most common among White (66.66%) and Black/African American (28.12%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Penrod
Source: Wiktionary
Pon"der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pondered; p. pr. & vb. n. Pondering.] Etym: [L. ponderare, fr. pondus, ponderis, a weight, fr. pendere to weigh: cf. F. pondérer. 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. 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.
Definition: To think; to deliberate; to muse; -- usually followed by on or over. Longfellow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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