Ponder
verb
To think about something carefully, considering it for a long time.
She sat down to ponder the consequences of her decision.
Often appears as...
- ponder a question
- ponder the implications
verb
To weigh something in the mind with the view of making a decision or conclusion.
He needs some time to ponder on his future plans.
Often appears as...
- ponder the options
- ponder the decision
verb
To think about something carefully, considering it for a long time.
She sat down to ponder the consequences of her decision.
Often appears as...
- ponder a question
- ponder the implications
verb
To weigh something in the mind with the view of making a decision or conclusion.
He needs some time to ponder on his future plans.
Often appears as...
- ponder the options
- ponder the decision
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Deep Reflection
Use 'ponder' when you need to express a deeper level of thought than just 'thinking'.
He would often ponder the mysteries of the universe.
Pro Tip 2/3Time-Intensive
'Ponder' implies you're spending a considerable amount of time on the thought process.
She needed to ponder her choice of university thoroughly.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Matters
Commonly, 'ponder' is used for serious, often personal or philosophical topics.
After the seminar, he stayed back to ponder over what he had learned.
Pro Tip 1/3Deep Reflection
Use 'ponder' when you need to express a deeper level of thought than just 'thinking'.
He would often ponder the mysteries of the universe.
Pro Tip 2/3Time-Intensive
'Ponder' implies you're spending a considerable amount of time on the thought process.
She needed to ponder her choice of university thoroughly.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Matters
Commonly, 'ponder' is used for serious, often personal or philosophical topics.
After the seminar, he stayed back to ponder over what he had learned.
Pro Tip 1/3Deep Reflection
Use 'ponder' when you need to express a deeper level of thought than just 'thinking'.
He would often ponder the mysteries of the universe.
Pro Tip 2/3Time-Intensive
'Ponder' implies you're spending a considerable amount of time on the thought process.
She needed to ponder her choice of university thoroughly.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Matters
Commonly, 'ponder' is used for serious, often personal or philosophical topics.
After the seminar, he stayed back to ponder over what he had learned.
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The case of the missing...
I took out the rock that had nearly brained me before and gave it a hard ponder. The size of the rising bump on my conk said to me that this thing had area, and a lot of it. But what if I carved out a triangle from this side here? As any mook could see, this triangle had a quarter of the area of the full triangle.
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The most groundbreaking...
You now have evidence of the origin and extinction of species over time. Get uniformitarian. Maybe a process still active today caused changes not just in rocks but in life. It might also explain similarities and differences between species found by anatomists like Steno. It's a lot to ponder,
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How we act when we are...
I love for you to ponder do you want to be an attention grabber or an attention giver you want to be future focused or do you want to be fully present and finally and most importantly you only be Pavlovian or do you want to be truly responsive to the people around you that
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How heavy is air? - Dan...
allowing air to rush in. So the next time you take a deep breath, think of the unfathomable number of air molecules you're commanding to move. We look up at the night sky to ponder the infinity of space, but unless you're watching this video from that deep space,
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Calculating The Odds of...
to tell us what the product of the first three terms is. We're now finding exoplanets almost everywhere. The fractions dealing with life and intelligence and technological civilizations are ones that many, many experts ponder,
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How we teach computers...
First, we teach them to see. Then, they help us to see better. For the first time, human eyes won't be the only ones pondering and exploring our world. We will not only use the machines for their intelligence,
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Why should you read "Don...
his novel’s success in the world of his characters. This unconventional meta-awareness created philosophical complexity, as the knight and his squire ponder the meaning of their story.
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Borneo: Paradise Under...
a better life this is again something to ponder we're six and a half billion people on the planet why should we care about narang eaten for god sakes two
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What causes insomnia? -...
What keeps you up at night? Pondering deep questions? Excitement about a big trip? Or is it stress about unfinished work, an upcoming test,
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Sir David Attenborough...
know is is a great piece of literature it's a great piece of prose and it contains a really profound truth that's worth pondering Harry
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The case of the missing...
I took out the rock that had nearly brained me before and gave it a hard ponder. The size of the rising bump on my conk said to me that this thing had area, and a lot of it. But what if I carved out a triangle from this side here? As any mook could see, this triangle had a quarter of the area of the full triangle.
Video examples
The most groundbreaking...
You now have evidence of the origin and extinction of species over time. Get uniformitarian. Maybe a process still active today caused changes not just in rocks but in life. It might also explain similarities and differences between species found by anatomists like Steno. It's a lot to ponder,
Video examples
How we act when we are...
I love for you to ponder do you want to be an attention grabber or an attention giver you want to be future focused or do you want to be fully present and finally and most importantly you only be Pavlovian or do you want to be truly responsive to the people around you that
Video examples
How heavy is air? - Dan...
allowing air to rush in. So the next time you take a deep breath, think of the unfathomable number of air molecules you're commanding to move. We look up at the night sky to ponder the infinity of space, but unless you're watching this video from that deep space,
Video examples
Calculating The Odds of...
to tell us what the product of the first three terms is. We're now finding exoplanets almost everywhere. The fractions dealing with life and intelligence and technological civilizations are ones that many, many experts ponder,
Video examples
How we teach computers...
First, we teach them to see. Then, they help us to see better. For the first time, human eyes won't be the only ones pondering and exploring our world. We will not only use the machines for their intelligence,
Video examples
Why should you read "Don...
his novel’s success in the world of his characters. This unconventional meta-awareness created philosophical complexity, as the knight and his squire ponder the meaning of their story.
Video examples
Borneo: Paradise Under...
a better life this is again something to ponder we're six and a half billion people on the planet why should we care about narang eaten for god sakes two
Video examples
What causes insomnia? -...
What keeps you up at night? Pondering deep questions? Excitement about a big trip? Or is it stress about unfinished work, an upcoming test,
Video examples
Sir David Attenborough...
know is is a great piece of literature it's a great piece of prose and it contains a really profound truth that's worth pondering Harry
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Nicolas Roeg
English Director
Don't you think it's something strange that you rarely look at yourself in the mirror, except to do things like stand and ponder? I mean, in Shakespeare's day, it was thought that the mirror would reveal something, that it is trying to tell you something - not just to tidy your hair, but something more.
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Enya
Irish Musician
I find that music makes people just sit and listen, firstly. Then, they seem to interpret their own emotions with the music and it makes them ponder their own life a lot. And then they start to question: Am I happy in my work? Am I happy in my relationships? What am I striving for?
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Dieter F. Uchtdorf
German Businessman
When it comes to spiritual truth, how can we know that we are on the right path? One way is by asking the right questions - the kind that help us ponder our progress and evaluate how things are working for us.
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Samuel Smiles
Scottish Author
The very greatest things - great thoughts, discoveries, inventions - have usually been nurtured in hardship, often pondered over in sorrow, and at length established with difficulty.
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Mitch Hedberg
American Comedian
I had a stick of CareFree gum, but it didn't work. I felt pretty good while I was blowing that bubble, but as soon as the gum lost its flavor, I was back to pondering my mortality.
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Emma Roberts
American Actress
If there wasn't mystery, people wouldn't have anything to ponder. If you already knew everything, you wouldn't have anything to think about and life would just be really boring.
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Margaret Cavendish
English Writer
But if our sex would but well consider and rationally ponder, they will perceive and find that it is neither words nor place that can advance them, but worth and merit.
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Roger Penrose
English Physicist
My own way of thinking is to ponder long and I hope deeply on problems and for a long time which I keep away for years and years and I never really let them go.
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Artie Lange
American Actor
Historically, a successful life in comedy is a dream that's as equally pondered and unpursued as being an astronaut.
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Edan Lepucki
American Novelist
If you don't ponder the end of the world on a regular basis, I don't think you're really human.
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Nicolas Roeg
English Director
Don't you think it's something strange that you rarely look at yourself in the mirror, except to do things like stand and ponder? I mean, in Shakespeare's day, it was thought that the mirror would reveal something, that it is trying to tell you something - not just to tidy your hair, but something more.
Quote examples
Enya
Irish Musician
I find that music makes people just sit and listen, firstly. Then, they seem to interpret their own emotions with the music and it makes them ponder their own life a lot. And then they start to question: Am I happy in my work? Am I happy in my relationships? What am I striving for?
Quote examples
Dieter F. Uchtdorf
German Businessman
When it comes to spiritual truth, how can we know that we are on the right path? One way is by asking the right questions - the kind that help us ponder our progress and evaluate how things are working for us.
Quote examples
Samuel Smiles
Scottish Author
The very greatest things - great thoughts, discoveries, inventions - have usually been nurtured in hardship, often pondered over in sorrow, and at length established with difficulty.
Quote examples
Mitch Hedberg
American Comedian
I had a stick of CareFree gum, but it didn't work. I felt pretty good while I was blowing that bubble, but as soon as the gum lost its flavor, I was back to pondering my mortality.
Quote examples
Emma Roberts
American Actress
If there wasn't mystery, people wouldn't have anything to ponder. If you already knew everything, you wouldn't have anything to think about and life would just be really boring.
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Margaret Cavendish
English Writer
But if our sex would but well consider and rationally ponder, they will perceive and find that it is neither words nor place that can advance them, but worth and merit.
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Roger Penrose
English Physicist
My own way of thinking is to ponder long and I hope deeply on problems and for a long time which I keep away for years and years and I never really let them go.
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Artie Lange
American Actor
Historically, a successful life in comedy is a dream that's as equally pondered and unpursued as being an astronaut.
Quote examples
Edan Lepucki
American Novelist
If you don't ponder the end of the world on a regular basis, I don't think you're really human.
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