Collocations for ponder - verb
ADVERB
carefully,
deeply,
hard,
seriously
(for) a moment
She pondered for a moment before replying.
(for) a moment
She pondered for a moment before replying.
quietly,
silently
aloud
She pondered aloud the question of what should be done.
aloud
She pondered aloud the question of what should be done.
VERB + ponder
leave sb to
He walked out of the room, leaving me to ponder what he had just said.
He walked out of the room, leaving me to ponder what he had just said.
be forced to
pause to, stop to
Spencer stopped to ponder the thought.
pause to, stop to
Spencer stopped to ponder the thought.
PREPOSITION
about
This was something I had been pondering about for some time.
This was something I had been pondering about for some time.
on
I walked up the stairs, pondering on her reaction to my news.
I walked up the stairs, pondering on her reaction to my news.
over
I pondered hard over the reply to his letter.
I pondered hard over the reply to his letter.
Ponder is used with these nouns as the object:
fate, future, implication, meaning, move, mystery, predicament, question, situation
fate, future, implication, meaning, move, mystery, predicament, question, situation