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pon·der (pän′dər)

transitive verb

to weigh mentally; think deeply about; consider carefully

Etymology: ME ponderen < MFr ponderer < L ponderare, to weigh < pondus (gen. ponderis), weight: see pound

intransitive verb

to think deeply; deliberate; meditate

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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