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Definition

to think deeply or carefully about something

ponder = think about

pondered = thought about

pondered = thought

I understood, pondered a while, and concluded that the only way I could retire with a shred of dignity was to go to the bathroom, where I stayed long enough to make them think I had to go.
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

pondered = thought

But what I wanted to do was ponder what all Grandpa had just said.
Olive Ann Burns -- Cold Sassy Tree

ponder = think deeply or carefully about something

I forced myself to ponder upon the sound of the crescent as it should pass across the garment...
Edgar Allan Poe -- The Pit and the Pendulum

ponder = think deeply or carefully

"It's an unusual request," he said, pondering the situation.
Nicholas Sparks -- The Notebook

pondering = thinking deeply or carefully about

Frowning, biting the pencil, he pondered the results of his arithmetic—sales were dropping at an alarming rate.
Robert Cormier -- The Chocolate War

pondered = thought deeply or carefully about

She caught her breath, pondering a new thought:
Robert Cormier -- After the First Death

pondering = thinking deeply or carefully

pondered = thought deeply or carefully

pondered = thought deeply or carefully about

After this, Alice was silent for a minute or two, pondering.
Lewis Carroll -- Through the Looking-Glass

pondering = reflecting deeply on a subject

The nature of our punishment, if it be discovered, is not for the human heart to ponder.
Ayn Rand -- Anthem

ponder = reflect deeply on a subject

She waited for his coming home in the evening, and then she unburdened herself of all she had pondered, or of all that had occurred to her during the day.
D.H. Lawrence -- Sons and Lovers

pondered = thought about (reflected deeply upon)

pondered = thought deeply or carefully

pondered = thought deeply or carefully

pondered = thought carefully about

pondered = thought carefully

As more years went by, Ghosh might have pondered the effect of the letter on Stone—perhaps it would in fact be a disservice to send it to him.
Abraham Verghese -- Cutting for Stone

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