Pon"der , v. i. To think; to deliberate; to muse; -- usually followed by on or over. Longfellow.
Pon"der (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pondered (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Pondering.]
[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.
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