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Meanings of ponder in English

Portuguese
contemplar
Catalan
reflexionar
Spanish
reflexionar

Reflect deeply on a subject.

contemplar

To think deeply about something.

Usage of ponder in English
1
He'd had ten years and thousands of miles to ponder the point.
The Bone Doll's Twin
2
Weeks, months-thinkabout that when you ponder the terrifying issue of marriage.
The Oracle Glass
3
Consider the great wall of China: ponder the great populace of Pekin.
Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile
4
Hydt appeared to ponder the words but it was not serious consideration.
Carte Blanche
5
This time, though, there is something different; something for everyone to ponder.
The Irish Times
6
Leaving one to ponder who came first, the animals, or the men?
The Irish Times
7
You should accept that with grace and ponder upon your good fortune.
The woman who died a lot
8
You read it and ponder it and wonder what it all means.
Wired
9
LATER that night, I ponder his words, wondering at any hidden bitterness.
Daughters of the Nile
10
Perhaps he might do well to ponder on the words of J.M.
The Irish Times
11
Allow me to ponder one more shocker that few others have discussed.
The Irish Times
12
Sun very hot. He let her have a moment to ponder this.
The Lair of Bones
13
However, he wouldn't be human not to ponder what might have been.
The Irish Times
14
Here are some stats to ponder while we wait for Yahoo's decision:
Wired
15
And now ponder in thy heart the commotion which God stirreth up.
The Kitáb-i-Íqán
16
On the whole, I was glad; for I had much to ponder.
Parnassus on Wheels
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Ponder through the time
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