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 |
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I perpend |
you perpend |
he/she/it perpends |
we perpend |
you perpend |
they perpend |
Preterite |
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I perpended |
you perpended |
he/she/it perpended |
we perpended |
you perpended |
they perpended |
Present Continuous |
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I am perpending |
you are perpending |
he/she/it is perpending |
we are perpending |
you are perpending |
they are perpending |
Present Perfect |
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I have perpended |
you have perpended |
he/she/it has perpended |
we have perpended |
you have perpended |
they have perpended |
Past Continuous |
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I was perpending |
you were perpending |
he/she/it was perpending |
we were perpending |
you were perpending |
they were perpending |
Past Perfect |
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I had perpended |
you had perpended |
he/she/it had perpended |
we had perpended |
you had perpended |
they had perpended |
Future |
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I will perpend |
you will perpend |
he/she/it will perpend |
we will perpend |
you will perpend |
they will perpend |
Future Perfect |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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I would perpend |
you would perpend |
he/she/it would perpend |
we would perpend |
you would perpend |
they would perpend |
Past Conditional |
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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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