Definition of "ponder" []

• To weigh in the mind with thoroughness and care. (verb-transitive)
• To reflect or consider with thoroughness and care. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "So, what I continue to ponder is ... why does the theme work so perfectly in Star Trek?"
• "Another thing to ponder is the action (or, non-action) of various chapters of the VFW, American Legion, etc. who choose to dismiss these revelations as inconsequential."
• "What I ponder is whether these effects justify a blanket rule."