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.
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]
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]
perpend Past participle: perpendedGerund: perpendingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional 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