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to ponder
01
to give careful thought to something, its various aspects, implications, or possibilities
Transitive: to ponder sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
ponder
3rd person singular
ponders
present participle
pondering
past simple
pondered
past participle
pondered
Examples
She pondered her options carefully, weighing the pros and cons of different career paths.
Ponder
01
(surfing) a massive and powerful wave, often difficult to ride and capable of delivering intense force upon impact
Informal
Specialized
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
ponders
Examples
That ponder came out of nowhere and wiped out half the lineup.
