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21thoughtful — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. considerate, kind, tactful; meditative. See thought, attention, care. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Notable for thought] Syn. thinking, meditative, engrossed, absorbed, rapt in, pensive, considered,… …
22ponder — [[t]pɒ̱ndə(r)[/t]] ponders, pondering, pondered VERB If you ponder something, you think about it carefully. [V n] I found myself constantly pondering the question: How could anyone do these things? ... [V on/over n] The Prime Minister pondered on …
23ponder — verb (I, T) formal to spend time thinking carefully and seriously about a problem, a difficult question, or something that has happened: Lisa pondered for a while before answering. (+ on/over/about): As I pondered over the whole business, an idea …
24ponder — UK [ˈpɒndə(r)] / US [ˈpɑndər] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms ponder : present tense I/you/we/they ponder he/she/it ponders present participle pondering past tense pondered past participle pondered formal to think carefully about… …
25Ponder — Pon der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pondered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pondering}.] [L. ponderare, fr. pondus, ponderis, a weight, fr. pendere to weigh: cf. F. pond[ e]rer. See {Pendant}, and cf. {Pound} a weight.] [1913 Webster] 1. To weigh. [Obs.] [1913… …
26Pondering — Ponder Pon der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pondered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pondering}.] [L. ponderare, fr. pondus, ponderis, a weight, fr. pendere to weigh: cf. F. pond[ e]rer. See {Pendant}, and cf. {Pound} a weight.] [1913 Webster] 1. To weigh. [Obs.]… …
27To wage battle — Wage Wage, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Waged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Waging}.] [OE. wagen, OF. wagier, gagier, to pledge, promise, F. gager to wager, lay, bet, fr. LL. wadium a pledge; of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. wadi a pledge, gawadj[=o]n to pledge, akin… …
28To wage one's law — Wage Wage, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Waged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Waging}.] [OE. wagen, OF. wagier, gagier, to pledge, promise, F. gager to wager, lay, bet, fr. LL. wadium a pledge; of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. wadi a pledge, gawadj[=o]n to pledge, akin… …
29Unweighed — Un*weighed , a. Not weighed; not pondered or considered; as, an unweighed statement. [1913 Webster] …
30Wage — Wage, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Waged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Waging}.] [OE. wagen, OF. wagier, gagier, to pledge, promise, F. gager to wager, lay, bet, fr. LL. wadium a pledge; of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. wadi a pledge, gawadj[=o]n to pledge, akin to E …
