perpend
1 Americannoun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
verb
Etymology
Origin of perpend1
1225–75; variant of parpen, parpend, Middle English perpein, parpein ( late Middle English perpend- in compound) a stone dressed on more than one side < Old French perpein, parpain, perhaps representing Medieval Latin parpanus < ?
Origin of perpend2
1520–30; < Latin perpendere to weigh carefully, ponder, equivalent to per- per- + pendere to weigh
Example Sentences
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Without putting ourselves to any stir or trouble in the least, quoth Pantagruel, let us maturely and seriously consider and perpend the gestures and speech which he hath made and uttered.
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 by Motteux, Peter Anthony
Pray perpend, pronounce, and don't be offended with either.
From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals by Moore, Thomas
"We shall perpend the point of receiving her," replied the King, gravely.
From The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest by Ainsworth, William Harrison
I do perpend that to earn these pieces of which you speak one must perform some worthy business.
From Robin Hood by Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers)
Therefore, to begin his work the better, he requested a learned physician of that time, called Master Theodorus, seriously to perpend, if it were possible, how to bring Gargantua into a better course.
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1 by Motteux, Peter Anthony
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