ponder

Definition for ponder

verb as in think about seriously

Strongest matches

consider, contemplate, deliberate, evaluate, examine, mull, mull over, puzzle over, reflect, speculate, weigh

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appraise, brood, cerebrate, cogitate, daydream, debate, dwell, excogitate, figure, meditate, mind, moon, muse, reason, revolve, roll, ruminate, study, woolgather

Weak matches

build castles in air, give thought to, noodle around, perpend, pipe-dream, put on thinking cap, think out, think over, turn over

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He knows that plenty in his party, from the cabinet down, are privately pondering whether this could be his last Labour Party conference as prime minister.

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Yet it's clear from multiple conversations that it's not only mischief makers who are pondering what to do.

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As crowd control barricades began springing up and artist security personnel lingered outside the famed vinyl record shop, passersby and neighbors alike began to ponder what could be going on.

From Los Angeles Times

Basically, instead of pondering the future or thinking about the past, you pay attention to the moment, noticing what is going on inside and outside ourselves, letting our thoughts pass by without judgement.

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However, Eddie Howe's team were still left to ponder what might have been.

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