Eye
Eye verb - To give serious and careful thought to.
Usage example: we're eyeing the possibility of buying property there
Ponder
Ponder verb - To give serious and careful thought to.
Usage example: I'm pondering whether or not I should join another committee
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| place | eye place | ponder place |
Both words in one sentence
- The Simpsons: In "Weekend at Burnsie's", Homer gets marijuana for an eye injury, and he and Otto ponder: "They call 'em 'fingers', but I've never seen 'em fing...oh, there they go." (This was itself a line borrowed from an earlier episode of The Critic.)
Source: Contemplating Your Hands
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