0 past simple and past participle of ponder --
1 to think carefully about something, especially for a noticeable length of time: --
They must have pondered closely the implications of the amendment.
That should be pondered seriously in relation to clause 3.
That is a statement which might be read and pondered over at the present time.
However, we had pondered on think-tanks and academics.
It then pondered whether to recommend reform, but timidly retreated from the fray.
It does not want it to disintegrate while decisions are pondered and reviewed and sometimes shelved.
I have often pondered on the matter.
It is a deeply pondered account of a scheme of gender symbolism and body language which throws an intense light on upper-class society between 1500 and 1660.
