per·pend
(pər-pĕnd′)v. per·pend·ed, per·pend·ing, per·pends Archaic
v.tr. To consider carefully; ponder.
v.intr. To be attentive; reflect.
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perpend
(ˈpɜːpənd) or perpent
n (Architecture) a large stone that passes through a wall from one side to the other. Also called: parpend or perpend stone
[C15: from Old French parpain, of uncertain origin]
perpend
(pəˈpɛnd) [C16: from Latin perpendere to examine, from per- (thoroughly) + pendere to weigh]
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per•pend1
(ˈpɜr pənd)
n. a large stone passing through the entire thickness of a wall.
[1225–75; variant of parpen(d), Middle English perpein, parpein a stone dressed on more than one side < Old French perpein, parpain]
per•pend2
(pərˈpɛnd)
v.t. 1. to consider.
v.i. 2. to ponder; deliberate.
[1520–30; < Latin
perpendere to weigh carefully, ponder =
per- per- +
pendere to weigh]
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perpend
Past participle: perpended
Gerund: perpending
| Present |
|---|
| I perpend |
| you perpend |
| he/she/it perpends |
| we perpend |
| you perpend |
| they perpend |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I perpended |
| you perpended |
| he/she/it perpended |
| we perpended |
| you perpended |
| they perpended |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am perpending |
| you are perpending |
| he/she/it is perpending |
| we are perpending |
| you are perpending |
| they are perpending |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have perpended |
| you have perpended |
| he/she/it has perpended |
| we have perpended |
| you have perpended |
| they have perpended |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was perpending |
| you were perpending |
| he/she/it was perpending |
| we were perpending |
| you were perpending |
| they were perpending |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had perpended |
| you had perpended |
| he/she/it had perpended |
| we had perpended |
| you had perpended |
| they had perpended |
| Future |
|---|
| I will perpend |
| you will perpend |
| he/she/it will perpend |
| we will perpend |
| you will perpend |
| they will perpend |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have perpended |
| you will have perpended |
| he/she/it will have perpended |
| we will have perpended |
| you will have perpended |
| they will have perpended |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be perpending |
| you will be perpending |
| he/she/it will be perpending |
| we will be perpending |
| you will be perpending |
| they will be perpending |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been perpending |
| you have been perpending |
| he/she/it has been perpending |
| we have been perpending |
| you have been perpending |
| they have been perpending |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been perpending |
| you will have been perpending |
| he/she/it will have been perpending |
| we will have been perpending |
| you will have been perpending |
| they will have been perpending |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been perpending |
| you had been perpending |
| he/she/it had been perpending |
| we had been perpending |
| you had been perpending |
| they had been perpending |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would perpend |
| you would perpend |
| he/she/it would perpend |
| we would perpend |
| you would perpend |
| they would perpend |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have perpended |
| you would have perpended |
| he/she/it would have perpended |
| we would have perpended |
| you would have perpended |
| they would have perpended |
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