ponder

Object

• mystery: Have you ever stopped to ponder the mysteries of the paranormal?
• fate: Midway through the poet ponders the fate of two swans, of whom we are told that " their state so much resembled ours.
• meaning: Dani retired to the bar to ponder the meaning of life.
• question: On our way home, we ponder the question of the siting of Macbeth's castle.
• wisdom: We need to ponder the divine wisdom in this.
• significance: He was obviously not the only man to have pondered the significance of UFO sightings.

Modifying Another Word

• deeply: I pondered very deeply whether I should revisit this material.
• seriously: I seriously pondered whether I should stop reading it all together.
• still: Many of us are still pondering how we warn people who contact us for the first time... .
• left: He is left pondering on the need of God to be loved, but he also was betrayed by humankind.
• often: Notes I have often pondered at great length over this passage.

Followed by an intransitive particle

• upon: It does pose one interesting point that I often ponder upon - how insane are the people who hear these voices in their head?
• over: Now, that's a thought for you to ponder over whilst I go over some of the songs here.

Followed by a transitive particle

• over: N: Sonny took the customer away to inspect the moose, leaving the policemen to ponder over the mystery.

Used with why or when

• why: Over the years I had pondered why the Bureau has this respect.
• what: Ross was left to ponder what would have been a fine win against an inform opponent.
• which: I find myself still pondering which profession I should pursue for myself.
• who: Time for lunch, a rest and a chance to ponder who our next opponents would be.
• where: This weekend we are invited to ponder where there are seeds of hope in our world.

Preposition: for

• moment: So I pondered for a moment whether I could possibly carry all the various bits I had bought in my arms.