Collocations for ponder - verb
ADV.
carefully, deeply, hard | (for) a moment
She pondered for a moment before replying.
She pondered for a moment before replying.
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
PREP.
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.